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.