Auto Wrecking Junkyard Fire Challenges Firefighters

BLAINE, Minn. – More than 50 firefighters fought a fire in a junkyard at Larson Auto Wrecking on May 15. About 2,000 cars and 20,000 tires were in the yard, according to WCCO 4 News. The cause of the fire was not determined.

Because the city’s hydrant system doesn’t extend to the fire site, crews created pools of water with pumps. A Department of Natural Resources firefighting plane was also used.

Source: http://www.WCCO Channel4000.com May 15, 2001)

Saegertown explosion

Firefighters Among More Than a Dozen Injured in PA Explosion

A major explosion Sunday injured more than a dozen people, including several firefighters, in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.
Trailer Fire Metairie (LA)

Trailer Catches Fire, Explodes on I-10, Damaging Nearby Metairie (LA) Homes

A trailer carrying motorcycles and nitrous oxide cannisters caught fire on Interstate 10 and exploded Saturday, damaging two nearby Metairie homes and possibly a passing car, according to Jefferson Parish and…