[cifnmedia] Illinois Firefighters Battling Massive Warehouse Fire
- From: Sean & Kimberly Aaron <cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:47:37 -0800 (PST)
Updated: 10-27-2003 02:09:54 PM
Illinois Firefighters Battling Massive Warehouse Fire
KDSK NEWS STAFF
Courtesy of KSDK News
Firefighters are continuing their efforts to contain a warehouse fire that
rekindled early Monday morning at the Vandalia Warehouse complex in Granite
City, Illinois. Smoke can be seen in the morning sky for miles.
Last Stand Fails It appears that the firewall, created through efforts of the
Granite City Fire Department and mutual aid teams, called to the scene, have
failed. The firewall represented fire crews last stand to save the Michelin
Retread building which contains thousands of tires.
The original fire occurred at 9:40 p.m. Sunday night, but was confined to a
section of the office building, and was put out with the help of sprinklers.
Fire crews returned to the scene Monday morning around 4:40 when the fire
re-kindled. Authorities won't say the fire is suspicious, but call the blaze
"curious.”
Explosions have occurred during the fire. Authorities say propane tanks aboard
forklifts had exploded. The Vandalia Warehouse contained metal products like
scrap aluminum, some toys and even bicycles.
Fire Rapidly Spread Fire officials say their efforts to contain the fire were
hampered early due to the wood material inside the warehouse. Crews began
setting up a defensive firewall between the warehouse and an adjacent Michelin
Retread warehouse in an effort to prevent the tire warehouse from catching fire.
Fire Is Overwhelming Meanwhile, firefighters battling the massive warehouse
fire say they're overwhelmed. They say lack of manpower and water have
prevented crews from putting this fire out.
The Vandalia Warehouse is a 100-year-old building. Much of the structure is
made of wood, which continued to fuel the fire.
The Vandalia warehouse is leased to Fox Industries and is located on
Niedringhausen bear Benton and Adams avenues in an industrial area in Granite
City.
One person has been reported injured, but the extent of the injuries is unknown.
Reprinted With Permission Of KSDK
Sean A. Aaron (CIFN*1)
Central Illinois Fire Network
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