GALEWOOD — A 2-11 alarm fireplace broke out Sunday night time at a West Facet glass firm, inflicting injury to the constructing however no accidents, fireplace officers mentioned.
At 8:43 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to the fireplace at Star-Tech Glass Inc., 1835 N. Main Ave. in Austin’s Galewood neighborhood, Hearth Division spokesman Larry Merritt mentioned. At 9:07 p.m., the fireplace was elevated to a 2-11 response, bringing about 100 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene. The fireplace was extinguished by 10:04 p.m., Merritt mentioned.
However round 9:30 a.m. Monday, there have been stories the fireplace had restarted, Merritt mentioned. Firefighters used an influence ladder to extinguish the “weak rekindling” from above, and so they left the scene round 11:41 a.m., fireplace officers mentioned.
The fireplace division reported no accidents, and the reason for the fireplace is beneath investigation.
On the scene Monday morning, no less than a dozen home windows had been shattered alongside the north aspect of the one-story constructing dealing with Homer Road, with singe marks seen on uncovered brick in some spots. Plywood lined entrances the place firefighters eliminated doorways to enter the constructing.
Star-Tech Glass is a Chicago-based firm with 30 years of expertise making and set up glass and aluminum home windows, storefronts and different merchandise, in line with its web site. The proprietor of the corporate was on the web site Monday however wasn’t instantly obtainable for remark.
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