Witnesses say a flaming bird set off warehouse fire in Galveston, Texas. Pictures & details of two-alarm blaze.
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City of Galveston press release
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One of our Texas readers sent along these pictures and an account of a two-alarm fire on Tuesday afternoon at 2605 and 2607 Mechanic Street in Galveston.
In The Daily News story above, a witness describes a pigeon that was set on fire by power lines and then landed on the roof. The fire marshal says it is something they are looking at as a possible cause. A construction company occupied the building where the fire started:
At 1230pm on Tuesday April 7, 2009, the Galveston Fire Dept. responded to a warehouse fire just outside of downtown. The first alarm brought E-1, E-2, T-1, R-1, the Safety Officer and the Battalion Chief. Upon arrival units found heavy smoke issuing from a 60 x 30 single story brick warehouse that housed a construction company. The building was attached to a 75 x 30 brick warehouse (D side) that had been heavily damaged during Hurricane Ike and adjacent to a 50 x 20 cinder block multi-use building (B side).
E-1 quickly declared this a defensive operation and deployed a 2 ½” hand line along with two 1 3/4“ hand lines on the A side. T-1 was placed on the A side and set up for Elevated stream operations. Supply lines for both Tower 1 and Engine 1 were dropped by E-2. Fire broke through the roof before the Tower could get set up. A second alarm brought E-5, E-4 & L-7. E-5 was assigned to Division C with a 2 ½” line while E-4 was assigned to drop a second supply to Tower 1 and the crew assisted with operation son the A side.
The fire was brought under control within the hour and was out by 4pm.The cause is under investigation by the Galveston Fire Marshal’s office. There were no injuries reported.
A before shot at 2605 and 2607 Mechanic Street from Google Maps Street View. Click the image to tour the area.
