Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Early Morning Blaze on Third Street
Humboldt Bay Fire press release:
On Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 4:11 a.m., Humboldt Bay Fire was dispatched to a
reported structure fire in the area of W. Third St. and A St. Humboldt Bay Fire
responded with three engines, one truck and one chief officer.
The first arriving unit
located an exterior fire in the alley to the rear of building at 55 W. Third St. The
fire was burning on a loading dock against the building and extending up an
exterior wall. Upon further investigation it was determined the fire was actively
extending to the interior of the building. The building is large commercial
warehouse structure that was unoccupied at the time of the fire and was secured
with plywood over all doors and windows. The roll up doors to the building were
also secured and bolted shut in place.
The first arriving units attacked the fire
from the exterior while other units forced entry into the building through the
secured doors and roll-up doors. Crews then made an interior attack and
completely extinguished the fire. Damage was limited a single wall and the fire
did not extend to any other part of the structure.
Damage is estimated at $3,000.
Firefighters remained on scene for two hours to remove smoke throughout the
large building and completely extinguish the fire. There were no firefighter or
civilian injuries and a human caused fire could not initially be ruled out. EPD and
HBF are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire.
Humboldt Bay Fire would
like the following agencies for their assistance: Arcata Fire District, Eureka Police
Department and PG&E.