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The cause of the fire was not been identified as of Wednesday afternoon, but the matter was under investigation by the Phoenix Fire Investigations Task Force.Ī brochure from the Arizona Department of Health Services advises following these steps after a fire: Some of them might come back but I’m not sure how many of them are going to come back,” Bergstrom said.
But, he hopes that some of his plants will rise up from the ashes. “The fire department said we gotta watch out for fires springing back up,” Merrell said.Īs for Bergstrom and his nursery, he estimates the total loss of plants to be around $100,000. According to Merrell, residents were advised to be aware of a reigniting fire caused by embers. Two adults were reported to have been transported to a local hospital but are in stable condition.Īfter more than a day after the fire, the risk is still present for residents in the area. Phoenix Fire Department Captain Joe Higgins provided a report on the situation on Tuesday night in an alleyway near the scene of the fire. About 21 people were estimated to have been displaced as the fire spread across various properties on the street. More than 50 units responded to the blaze, with more than 150 firefighters attending to the fire at one moment. “Luckily we were able to grab the hose and get everything wet and just get that little barrier of protection.” “I couldn't even believe it, it was like a wall of flame,” Merrell said. “I just started hosing down whatever I could get.”īlake Merrell, a resident living with Bergstrom talked about the moments where both men fought against the flames. “I was out here watering,” Bergstrom said. He recalled the initial moments after noticing the blaze.
Samuel Bergstrom, a resident of the area for 61 years and owner of Sam’s Nursery was one of the properties affected by the fire. Crews deployed by APS were able to restore power and replace the damaged poles by Wednesday morning. “Firefighters found several exterior fires that appeared to be driven by high winds which began to extend to several structures in the area,” Captain Joe Higgins said in an emailed statement.Īccording to an APS representative, half a dozen light poles were burned by the fire, causing a power outage that affected customers in the area. on Tuesday afternoon, fire crews from the Phoenix Fire Department were called out to the area of 16th and Oak streets in Phoenix to respond to a three-alarm fire.Īccording to the Phoenix Fire Department, the fire spread quickly to surrounding structures and completely destroyed two homes and two sheds. Amid the smell of smoke and ashes, local Phoenix residents are picking up the pieces from a fire that ravaged their Coronado neighborhood and destroyed some of their property.Īt around 4:30 p.m.
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