After reading the article which was published on the Manitoba Parkland website, watch the video. A true testament to just how tough Ford trucks are. The air conditioner that is suspected to have caused the fire...I am guessing was built in China.
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| Kelleher Ford, Dauphin Manitoba |
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On Saturday 2011 September 10 at
approximately 1330 hrs, the Dauphin Fire Department
responded to the report of a structure fire at 36 – 2nd
Avenue North West (Kelleher Ford) in
the City of Dauphin.
Upon arrival Firefighters found thick heavy
smoke and large flames extending from the office space in the North West
corner of the property; there were no injuries reported for any
occupants of the building as the staff evacuated the area immediately.
Two firefighters were treated at the scene by EMS; one for smoke
inhalation and the other for heat exhaustion.
The fire
spread extremely rapidly, due to several factors; the showroom and
sales office space were of a wood frame construction, the contents
within the building were extremely flammable, and the 30 km westerly
winds fanned the flames. As the wind was spreading the fire
along the roof, it also blew smoke directly into the City, causing
issues with numerous businesses and homes.
Firefighters remained
on scene for twenty one (21) hours to ensure there was no chance of the fire
reigniting. The structure suffered heavy smoke, heat and fire
damage; as a precautionary measure, the building had to be demolished
due to the fact the service bays had several layers of roofing
materials. The fire was trapped between the layers of
roofing, and spreading east. In order to prevent any damage to
neighboring buildings, a backhoe was called to the scene to begin
demolition at approximately 0200 hrs. “We knew by 0100 hrs we would not
be able to access the burning roofing materials in order to extinguish
the fire”, Fire Chief Cameron ABREY
stated. “Because the fire was burning the roof from
between the layers, we could not send firefighters onto the roof
itself. The safest option was to call in the backhoe and begin
demolition. This way, we were able to prevent the fire
spreading to Acklands Grainger to the East.”
ABREY also
reported, “Given the 32 degree temperatures Saturday, we knew the fire
would be extremely hard on the firefighters. Working a fire
like this, in these temperatures can quickly take their toll physically
on the firefighters. We have to rotate crews in and out, keeping
everyone hydrated.” It was immediately decided that additional
firefighters would be required. Gilbert Plains Fire
Department was requested to assist via the Provincial Mutual Aid
System. “We are extremely appreciative of Gilbert Plains Firefighters
assistance. They arrived on scene with several members and worked
diligently alongside our members to remove equipment and tools from the
service area and assist with the fire extinguishment.”
The members of Gilbert Plains remained on scene until approximately
2100 hrs Saturday evening.
As the fire is a
major loss to the community, the Office of the Fire
Commissioner was requested to attend and conduct the fire
investigation. It was determined a window air conditioning unit was
the cause of the fire.
The Dauphin Fire
Department would like to thank the community for their support during
this long incident. Food was brought for the Firefighters throughout
the day and night; thank you to Dave and crew at Showdra Meats, Bruce
and crew of Irving’s Catering, Kathy of Kat’s Korner Café and the
numerous others that dropped off supplies. Also thank you to Drozda
Backhoe Services and Stirling Enterprises for their assistance to the Fire
Department with their heavy equipment as the demolition prevented the fire
from spreading to any neighboring properties.
This video makes me proud to say: "I buy American", and very proud that one of the two factories that build the F-150 is located less that a mile from my home. Eat your hearts out all you Jap Crap driving pussies!
