FIRE ENGULFS WAREHOUSE FILLED WITH CARPET, WINDOW COVERINGS.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer CHATSWORTH -- Fire swept through a warehouse with surprising speed and force Tuesday, lighting the evening sky with huge orange flames and nearly destroying the storage center but causing no injuries, authorities said. Some 140 firefighters from 23 companies battled the towering flames -- fed by curtains, rolls of carpet and other interior-decorating supplies -- for about an hour before the fire was brought under control. Just before 5 p.m., the blaze BLAZE - A single assignment language for parallel processing. ["The BLAZE Language: A Parallel Language for Scientific Programming", P. Mehrotra <mehrotra@csrd.uiuc.edu> et al, J Parallel Comp 5(3):339-361 (Nov 1987)]. started and quickly engulfed the 60-by-200-foot warehouse for Tri-Star Interiors, a floor and window coverings company. Five employees scrambled scram·ble v. scram·bled, scram·bling, scram·bles v.intr. 1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees. 2. out of the building, which is part of an industrial complex at 20800 Dearborn St. ``It was like big mushroom mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis. clouds,'' employee Susan Spratlen said while standing outside the still-smoldering warehouse. ``We have rolls of carpet, and they went up in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. .'' The customer service supervisor first noticed the warehouse fire from security cameras on her desk. Employees tried to douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. the flames with fire extinguishers fire extinguisher: see fire fighting. before firefighters arrived, she said. Thick white smoke billowed from the building, where at one point firefighters were pouring 5,000 gallons of water per minute on the stubborn stubborn Vox populi → medtalk Refractory; unresponsive to therapy flames. Despite a red-flag, high-wind warning for the area on Tuesday, firefighters said strong winds were an initial concern but did not hamper their efforts. Authorities were expected to stay at the site through the night to catch flare-ups, said Assistant Chief Tim Manning of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Fire Department. The fire's cause remained under investigation. Manning said fires typically don't get as far as Tuesday's did during the day when people are around. The fully engulfed building was something crews typically see in the middle of the night, when fires can burn for a while unnoticed. ``It's surprising for this time of day,'' Manning said. ``For an entire building to be fully involved is a little unusual.'' Canoga Park resident Abdullah Lafiti was sitting at his computer Tuesday afternoon when he saw plumes of smoke from his window. He raced outside to Nordhoff Street and watched with others as flames raced across the rooftop of the flooring company. ``It's not good,'' Lafiti said, keeping his eyes on the fire. ``I got nervous and ran here to see what was happening.'' sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Los Angeles firefighters battle a major blaze that destroyed a 60-by-200 foot warehouse for Tri-Star Interiors, a floor and window coverings company, at 20800 Dearborn St. in Chatsworth on Tuesday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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