FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BAKERY BLAZE.Byline: The Register-Guard Firefighters battle a two-alarm blaze that started late Monday in an oven at Williams' Bakery, 1760 E. 13th Ave. Employees tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher fire extinguisher: see fire fighting. , and called for help at 9:26 p.m. when the fire kept burning. The building was evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. , and Eugene police arrived to help direct traffic through a cloud of smoke that billowed across Franklin Boulevard. Eugene firefighters battled the oven fire and chased the flames into the attic, where insulation insulation (ĭn'səlā`shən, ĭn'sy  –), use of materials or devices to inhibit or prevent the conduction of heat or of electricity. and the
buildings' wooden roof trusses had begun to burn. A second alarm
was called about 10:30 p.m. to bring fresh crews with full air tanks to
the scene. Firefighters were still working on the building at 11:15 p.m.
No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . CAPTION(S): Firefighters battle a two-alarm blaze that started late Monday in an oven at Williams' Bakery, 1760 E. 13th Ave. |
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