Sunday, August 2, 2015

Phoenix fire crews fight huge blaze at Cloud Pool Supply pool company



Phoenix fire crews extinguished a large warehouse fire near 23rd and Peoria avenues late Friday morning. Crews Friday afternoon continued to deal with hazardous materials at the site.

The fire broke out at about 10:30 a.m. in an outside storage area of Cloud Pool Supply. Witnesses said an employee tried to contain the blaze, but it spread too quickly.

Building materials and pool chemicals were involved in the fire, but there were no evacuations ordered in the immediate area.

There was originally concern about the runoff from all the water the fire department used because it may have included pool chemicals but fire officials said the chemicals, which included a cement/latex bonding agent, fertilizer and chlorine, weren't dangerous in that situation.

There were no injuries. No employees were working in the building at the time of the fire. The office is in a separate building.

The Phoenix Fire Department is working with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in the continuing investigation.