MAY 14, 2015
AKRON, OHIO
Water from an overhead sprinkler system reacted with metal
shavings to start a fire in an industrial building on East Exchange
Street in Akron this morning.
The Akron fire department sent HAZMAT crews to 600 East
Exchange St. just after 4 a.m. after metal shavings inside the building caught
on fire, according to Fire Department Spokeswoman Inspector Sierjie Lash.
Lash said that smoke inside the building activated the
sprinkler system, but the water reacted with the smoldering metal causing the
fire to grow.
The fire department closed East Exchange Street in both
directions and continue to monitor the building for potential hot spots and flare-ups,
Lash said. The street reopened at about 8 a.m.
A fire department spokesperson told reporters this
morning hat they believed the fire started spontaneously. Lash said
information on the exact type of metal -- mentioned in other news reports as
either magnesium or nickel -- was not yet available.
Akron Fire Department plans to release a full report on the
fire later this morning.
Source:Cleveland.com