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6 alarm mill fire in Woonsocket, RI

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Uploaded by on Feb 27, 2011

Shortly before 1pm on Feb 27, 2011, multiple calls came into Fire Alarm reporting a fire at the long vacant Seville Dye on First Ave in the Fairmount section of the city. Engine 6 was stationed only a few blocks away before the station was closed and ladder 1 was not in service because of budget cuts.

Heavy smoke and flames were visible from the rear of the structure on arrival. Being a "marked" building, the operations were going to be exterior only. Companies laid LDH and set up master streams but not before finding several frozen fire hydrants.

Low water pressure and toxic (testing showed 2x more toxicity due to the chemicals inside the mill) smoke with visibility at zero at times made fighting this fire more difficult. Police officers had to wear masks because of the smoke.

The neighborhood had to be evacuated and no injuries were reported.

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  • Search camden city 12 alarm fire it consumed 2.5 city blocks

  • Marked Building ?

  • Nice, You did catch some footage!

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