Laboratory Fire and Evacuation
Incident #: 2012000430# Date of Incident: 1/4/2012 Issuing Officer: Battalion Chief Bill Donahoe
Narrative:
On Tuesday January 3rd at 22:26, 7 Companies of Spokane Firefighters, 4 Engines, 2 Senior Ladders and 1 Heavy Rescue under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Donahoe and Moline responded to a Laboratory Fire at 3525 North Regal. The first arriving Ladder Company reported moderate smoke emitting from the roof of the tall one story commercial building. Companies were assigned to locate and extinguish the fire, ventilate the roof, and evacuate the employees. The fire was found in a roof mounted auto clave unit and extinguished within 20 minutes. There was no extension of the fire and no involvement of Hazardous Materials in the Laboratory. Approximately 100 employees were successfully evacuated and later returned into the uninvolved portion of the building. The laboratory specializes in immunotherapy and contract manufacturing and should be back in operation today. No civilian injuries or firefighters were reported.
Cause:
The Spokane Fire Department Special Investigation Unit has determined the cause to be an electrical failure of the autoclave unit.
Damage:
Damage was confined to the Auto Clave Unit.
# Firefighters Responding: 24
Dollar Loss: $10,000.00
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