June 16th, 2009
Fergus Falls Fire
A fire started in the Fergus Falls Kirkbride earlier today (Tuesday, June 16). You can see some pictures of it here: Fire at the Regional Treatment Center. I don’t know the details, but will post more information when I find out more about it.
Update – Here’s some good video footage of the fire by Lethal over at the Fergus Falls Forum. Looks like the fire was caused by a lightning strike. It’s hard to tell, but the damage doesn’t look too intense. It’s painful to watch how long it takes for the ladder to extend, but I’m sure they’re moving as fast as they can.
Another Update – Here are some details about exactly what happened: Lightning Starts Fire to RTC Tower.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRWF4XAmlXI[/youtube]
I gotta say, the title of the blog had me fearing the worst! Any idea how much damage was done to the interior? Sometimes with lightning strikes it might look not to bad on the outside, but alot worse on the inside. Noticed several claps of thunder during the video. Good work by the FD though, and yes, that’s about as fast as you can raise a tower ladder.
According to the article I just added the link to, it says the damage was minimal, although the top of the tower will have to be replaced.