Thursday, February 26, 2015

FIRE ROUND-UP: WIRE PIECE SPARKS FIRE AT THE THERMOGUARD INSULATION FACILITY IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON






SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

A piece of wire caused a hiccup in operations at the Thermoguard Insulation facility Feb. 18 at 125 N. Dyer Road.

Spokane Valley Fire Department crews were called to the building at 3:47 p.m. after problems with some equipment sparked a fire. “There was a piece of wire that got tangled up in the gear, which led to sparking, which led to flames and fire,” said Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford. 

The fire wasn’t large and only caused about $1,000 in damage, despite the smoke that filled the building, Clifford said. 

Other calls from Feb. 9-22:

Feb. 11: An overloaded electrical circuit sparked a fire in a detached garage in the 19000 block of East Boone Avenue. The flames were contained to the garage and caused about $10,000 in damage. 

Feb. 14: Homeowners in the 18400 block of East Dalton Avenue reported a possible natural gas leak and a water heater leak. Crews could find no gas leak and determined the hissing noise was caused by water spraying from the broken water heater. 

Feb. 20: Crews were called to a brush fire in the 13800 block of East Bellessa Lane. Construction crews building a new home had set some construction debris on fire. 

Feb. 21: A pepper spray discharge was reported in the electronics section of a thrift store around 3:15 p.m. at 11920 E. Sprague Ave. Crews responded and cleaned up the pepper spray. 

By the numbers: Firefighters were called to 563 calls from Feb. 9-22, including 454 emergency medical services calls. Other calls included several illegal yard waste fires, 40 car crashes, four children accidentally locked inside parked cars, three car fires and one child accidentally locked inside a bedroom.
Source: http://www.spokesman.com