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CHEMICAL
REACTION AT HOUSE FIRE SURPRISES CREWS - PORTLAND NEWS STORY - KPTV
PORTLAND, http://www.kptv.com
/news/26995088/detail.html
PORTLAND, Ore. --
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire and a
chemical reaction at a home in Northeast Portland.
The fire broke out at a home on NE Sumner Street
around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Upon
arrival, firefighters saw heavy flames coming from the front of the
house. But when the crew sprayed water on the fire, a chemical reaction
occurred and produced what looked like electrical
arcing.
"Firefighters had to think
on their feet to move past this reaction and stop the fire before it
spread to the attic," said Portland Fire Capt. Jamie
Klum.
Firefighters were able to
extinguish the fire in about 20 minutes. Commanders called in extra
resources to rotate crews in the freezing temperatures and make sure
that firefighters could stay safe and warm.
Damage from the fire is estimated at $20,000. No one
was hurt, and the occupant of the home is staying with family
members.
"Most house fires are like a
big chemistry experiment," said Portland fire official Paul Corah.
"There are chemicals in the average household that would surprise people
and can impact how a fire behaves."
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FIRE BREAKS OUT AT UNISEAL =BB
EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS, http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/feb/24/fire-breaks-out-at-un
iseal/
A chemical fire at West Side factory Uniseal caused a
lot of smoke but no injuries on Thursday afternoon.
The fire
was reported about 2:30 p.m. at Uniseal Inc, 1800 W. Maryland
St.
"Wrong chemicals were put into the mixture (unit) and
that's what caused the fire," said Greg Main, the chief of operations of
the Evansville Fire Department.
KYLE GRANTHAM / Courier & Press Evansville
firefighters examine the roof of the Uniseal building at 1800 W.
Maryland St. where a fire sparked Thursday afternoon.
About 25 firefighters contained the blaze primarily to
the first floor of the building where the fire originated, but Main said
the fire spread to the vent system on the second floor.
"All
employees were accounted for and there was no damage to the second floor
at all from the fire," he said.
Main said the Fire
Department must run carbon monoxide tests before the plant can reopen.
He said he did not know how many employees were inside the building at
the time of the fire.
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COMPANY
SUES B.C. CITY AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL - BRITISH COLUMBIA - CBC NEWS, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-colu
mbia/story/2011/02/25/bc-kelowna-chemical-lawsuit.html
