1355 South Walton Walker Boulevard (2-alarm fire with HazMat response)

INCIDENT DATE:

September 19, 2013

INCIDENT TIME:

11:23

INCIDENT LOCATION:

1355 South Walton Walker Boulevard

OCCUPANCY TYPE:

1-Story Metal Warehouse

STRUCTURAL LOSS:

$100.000

CONTENT LOSS:

$50,000

TOTAL FIREFIGHTERS:

26

CIVILIAN INJURIES:

0

FIREFIGHTER INJURIES:

0

CIVILIAN FATALITIES:

0

TL HEAVY APPARATUS:

18

TL RESCUE AMBULANCES:

3

ALARMS:

1^st Alarm: 11:23; 2^nd Alarm: 11?36; Out Taps: 11:57

INCIDENT CAUSE:

Careless Use of Welding Torch

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION:

At 11:23 Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) responded to a 911 call for a structure fire at Supreme Systems Inc.; a commercial roofing company, located at 1355 South Walton Walker Boulevard, in southwest Dallas.

When firefighters arrived, the found lots of smoke coming from a large one-story metal building at the southwest corner of the property.

Though initial attack teams were able to make entry and put the flames out in just over half an hour, a second alarm was transmitted for manpower. There were an unspecified number of workers in the building when the fire started, doing some renovations related to the company's expansion, but thankfully no one was injured.

Due to a small amount of flammable/combustible roofing-related materials stored within the building, DFR's HazMat Team was called out to monitor for run-off.

Fire investigators determined that the fire started when a worker, who was welding near the ceiling, ignited the radiant barrier. The flames spread throughout the entire building, making it a total loss.