Calgary Fire SE Warehouse Fire
At around 3:40pm fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of 56 AV SE. Crews arrived at a large area commercial warehouse and were met by workers that had all self-exited the building. Workers reported a fire in a storage room and had attempted to use dry chemical extinguishers but when unsuccessful, all workers self-exited from the building. No injuries were reported and all workers are accounted for.
Fire crews stretched multiple hose lines inside to begin knocking down the fire. Firefighters reported heavy smoke conditions, making it very difficult to see and locate the source of the fire. A large area fan was brought to scene to assist with smoke removal as crews rotated through fire attack teams. Low visibility, type and location of the contents on fire made it difficult to apply water directly to the source of the fire resulting in crews remaining on scene for several hours.
ATCO Gas, Enmax, Calgary Police Service & Emergency Health Services-Alberta ambulance all supported on scene. Gas to the building was shut off as a precaution and an ambulance crew was kept on scene to support fire crews. Workers from the warehouse assisted fire crews with building access, layout and heavy equipment.
A fire investigator attended the scene but was unable to begin their investigation due to the low visibility conditions and will return when the fire is completely extinguished.
A third alarm was called for additional resources and to replace the initial responding fire crews. 60 firefighters and 25 apparatus attended the incident and fire crews remain on scene to ensure the fire is completely extinguished.
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