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5 Alarms Working in East Hartford

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A LARGE FIRE IN A FURNITURE WAREHOUSE STARTED at 9 am this morning in East Hartford, Connecticut, and escalated to five alarms as the fire traveled unhindered through the huge building that was filled with office furniture.

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The first alarm units were able to get inside long enough to conduct a primary search and make sure that all the occupants made it out safely.  It is believed that all the workers did get out ok.  The FD then withdrew and set up master streams to try and contain the fire which is still burning as this story is being posted.  There is no indication yet on how the fire started.

NECN has an early video report:

WTIC-TV has a 45-image photo galleryn that is expanding frequently, posted already HERE.

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Posted by on December 7, 2009 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Vacant Warehouse Fire Lights Up Fort Worth

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A LARGE WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE IN THE STOCKYARDS DISTRICT of Fort Worth, Texas, was discovered to be on fire Wednesday night shortly after 9 pm.  When the first units arrived, the building was well-involved and called for immediate defensive fire attack.

WFAA-TV has this video report showing the fire at its height:

The fire went to two alarms, but was easily contained by the thick, concrete walls of the structure.  Most of the building was vacant, but there were two or three small commercial occupancies renting space.

Posted by on November 19, 2009 • Filed under: fire, Fires • Tagged: , , ,

Maine Firefighter Charged With Arson

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A PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE, PAID-ON-CALL firefighter was arrested Sunday and charged with setting a warehouse fire in the city center last Friday night.  Timothy McFarline, 23, was charged after evidence on the scene and witness statements led to him.

The warehouse was owned by the Northeast Packaging Co. and contained rolls of paper and drums of ink and solvents.  When the Presque Isle FD arrived on the scene just one block off of Main St. they found the back of the building ablaze and the fire already into the roof of the 150-ft. by 300-ft. structure.

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The FD concentrated on keeping the fire away from the solvent drums and a large propane tank inside while they were assisted by six other fire departments on the job that lasted 13 hours.  The building was a total loss.  (See the Bangor Daily News for the report on the fire HERE.)

McFarline was also an employee of the packaging company.  Presque Isle Fire Chief Darrell White told WCSH-TV, “The department conducts a background and reference checks as a standard procedure on all potential call firefighters before they are hired.  There were no indications of any concerns in hiring him as a call firefighter.  After his arrest, he was suspended from the department pending further investigation.”  He was released on $5,000 bond earlier today and is scheduled to be in Aroostook County Superior Court in Caribou on January 21.

Posted by on November 16, 2009 • Filed under: arson, Fires, Law & Justice • Tagged: , , , , ,