Fire » none http://www.wegafire.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 HVAC unit blamed for Broadway fire http://www.wegafire.com/fires/hvac-unit-blamed-for-broadway-fire http://www.wegafire.com/fires/hvac-unit-blamed-for-broadway-fire#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:37:57 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fires/hvac-unit-blamed-for-broadway-fire The Albuquerque Fire Department has announced what sparked a huge fire at a business complex downtown last Wednesday. Investigators say the fire started with a rooftop air conditioner on the south end of the building and quickly spread by the high winds that night, causing about $10 million in damage.
As the fire continues to smolder six days later, firefighters remain at the complex making sure it doesn’t flare up again. The Albuquerque Fire Department calls it the biggest fire in recent memory.
“The tar caught on fire and was dripping tar balls, dripped from the roof into the occupancy,” said Albuquerque Fire Department Chief James Breen.
As numerous fires started inside the building, the greatest damage was inside TMM Business Records Storage. The business had high racks full of medical records which quickly caught fire. What didn’t burn is wet and weighing down the storage racks. Firefighters are worried the racks will collapse, so they still can’t go inside.
“It’s not safe to put firefighters on the inside. As a result of that, we can’t actually access some of the smoldering material that’s deep inside the structure,” Breen said. He says the Albuquerque Fire Department called in federal agents to find out where the fire began and what sparked it.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fires/hvac-unit-blamed-for-broadway-fire/feed 0 Neighbors race to protect homes from fire http://www.wegafire.com/fires/neighbors-race-to-protect-homes-from-fire http://www.wegafire.com/fires/neighbors-race-to-protect-homes-from-fire#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 08:14:04 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fires/neighbors-race-to-protect-homes-from-fire On Sunday, a fire whipped through the village of Corrales sending embers onto roofs and sparking fires in backyards. Families rushed to protect their property until firefighters ordered an evacuation of affected neighborhoods by 7 p.m.

We knew there was a fire because there were ashes falling, said Ryan Cook, an evacuee who lives on Cadillo Lane.

Denny McSweeney, who also lives on Cadillo Ln., adds: Fires (were) just puffing up all over the back yard.

Neighbors turned on the sprinklers and hoses, picked up the shovels, and got to work.

We were worried about these trees catching, and then it would catch to those trees, and then we’d be in real trouble, said McSweeney.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fires/neighbors-race-to-protect-homes-from-fire/feed 0 Crews battle two forest fires up north http://www.wegafire.com/fires/crews-battle-two-forest-fires-up-north http://www.wegafire.com/fires/crews-battle-two-forest-fires-up-north#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 04:55:21 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fires/crews-battle-two-forest-fires-up-north Teams fought to extinguish two wildfires Wednesday in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, one of which began as a controlled burn at the Camp Grayling National Guard training center.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fires/crews-battle-two-forest-fires-up-north/feed 1 Seymour volunteer fire department http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:21:03 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department Seymour volunteer fire department

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department/feed 0 Seymour volunteer fire department http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department-2 http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department-2#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:21:03 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department-2 Seymour volunteer fire department

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-department/seymour-volunteer-fire-department-2/feed 0 Local paramedics recognized for their work in Haiti http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/local-paramedics-recognized-for-their-work-in-haiti http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/local-paramedics-recognized-for-their-work-in-haiti#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:14:09 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/local-paramedics-recognized-for-their-work-in-haiti Two Albuquerque paramedics are back home after spending an eye-opening couple of weeks in Haiti.

On Friday, the city recognized Kelly Garvin and Edward Nieto for their work caring for the sick and injured in the earthquake-ravaged country.

“Despite the constant threat of another earthquake, civil unrest, and exposure to disease and harsh environmental conditions; these firefighters helped hundreds of Haitians for nearly two weeks,” said Albuquerque Fire Chief James Breen.

The two were part of a 40 member medical assistance team from that worked out of field hospital in Port au Prince.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/local-paramedics-recognized-for-their-work-in-haiti/feed 0 North Providence fire station http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station-2 http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station-2#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:38:40 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station-2 North Providence fire station battle continues.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station-2/feed 0 North Providence house fire http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-house-fire http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-house-fire#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:36:58 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-house-fire Flames force evacuations at a North Providence mill building.

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-house-fire/feed 0 Oconto Falls fire chief http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/oconto-falls-fire-chief http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/oconto-falls-fire-chief#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:50:25 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/oconto-falls-fire-chief Oconto Falls fire chief

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]]> http://www.wegafire.com/fire-chief/oconto-falls-fire-chief/feed 0 North Providence Fire Station http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:14:26 +0000 admin http://www.wegafire.com/fire-station/north-providence-fire-station Judge won’t block closure of North Providence fire station.

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