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Firefighters Make Quick Work of Garage Fire on Cedar Saturday Morning

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Burbank, along with Glendale firefighters, responded to a reported garage fire in the 300 block of W. Cedar Avenue Saturday morning. Upon their arrival they observed heavy smoke coming from a detached

Burbank and Glendale Firefighters extinguish a garage fire in the 300 Block. of W. Cedar Ave. in Burbank. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

garage with an exposure to the main house.  When a firefighter went to open a side door of the garage,  he was knocked down by an explosion.  It was later determined that a can of freon or propane cylendar exloded.

The fire in the garage was deep seated in  ‘pack-rat’ condition.  Firemen had to remove a considerable number of  items to totally extinguish the blaze. The cause is yet to be determined.  Damage was listed at $40,000 to structure and unknown to contents.

Firefighters were under the direction of Battalion Chief Frank Walbert. There were no injuries reported.

Burbank and Glendale firefighters haul out someof the contents in a garage that burned Saturday morning. (Photo by Ross A. Benson)

 

Garage Fire Does $50,000 in Damage

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Photo By Ross A. Benson

Burbank Fire responded to a garage fire on Alameda Avenue just east of Glenoaks.  Upon their arrival they discovered a garage to the rear of a single story house with fire showing. The next engine company in was Glendale’s Engine 27 and they supplied Burbank’s Engine 11 with a water supply as a truck company went to the roof to ventilate.  The fire threatened an exposure to the west but with quick action the garage fire was knocked down and held in place. The fire department used a Unified Response involving companies from Glendale Fire and Burbank Fire  and it worked seamlessly. The cause is still under investigation with the damage listed at $40.000 to the structure and the contents $10,000. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians. The six engines and trucks of firefighters that responded were under the Direction of Battalion Chief Dave Schmitt.

Photo By Ross A. Benson

Photo By Ross A. Benson