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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Charlotte Firefighters Battle Chemical Fire
On December 17, 2010 at 2:42 a.m. (13) Companies of Charlotte Firefighters, (2) Heavy Rescue Companies, (2) Hazardous Materials Response Teams, (4) Battalion Chiefs, (2) Deputy Chiefs, (1) Hazardous Materials Battalion Chief, (1) Decontamination Unit, (1) Field Communications Unit, and (2) Fire Investigators under the direction of Battalion Chief Scott Zander responded to a structure involving hazardous materials at 1335 S Clarkson Street, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry near uptown Charlotte.
Firefighters from nearby Station 2 arrived on scene within four minutes and reported nothing showing from the street. After conferring with workers exiting the plant, firefighters proceeded onto the property and located a working fire involving chemicals in a 400’ x 300’ x 40’ structure and requested a second alarm.
After careful consideration, a Hazmat and suppression strategy was chosen to allow the fire burn while providing cooling streams to contain the fire. The chemical involved in the fire was a commonly used phenolic urethane binder resin used as a binder for piping molds made at pipe foundries. Because of the composition and precarious nature of the chemicals involved in the fire, dry chemical and CO2 extinguishers were used to battle the blaze. During suppression operations, fire crews found two forklifts burning and a ruptured natural gas line. Hose lines were directed and used to extinguish the forklifts. The main gas line entering the facility was shut off and thus the natural gas leak was controlled.
More than 70 firefighters were summoned to knockdown the fire and bring the incident under control in 1 hour and 18 minutes. Because chemicals were involved, personnel directly involved in fire suppression activities were required to go through decontamination before leaving the incident. Hazardous Materials Teams conducted atmospheric monitoring with no indication of contamination or negative environmental impact. Runoff water was contained on the property.
Five workers from the facility were transported to a local hospital for precautionary medical evaluations and later released. No Firefighters were injured during the incident. Fire Investigators said the fire was caused by the improper use of a heating system that ignited flammable chemicals. Damage estimates stand at $100,000.00.
Eternally devoted to duty and service,
Mark Basnight | Captain
Public Affairs Officer
Charlotte Fire Department
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