New Orleans Firefighters Battle Trash Fire for Over 15 Hours

Perseverance that paid off:

Another fire in two weeks burst forth at EMC Southern Recycling in the Lower 9th Ward on Sunday night (March 11), and firefighters were constantly struggling through the flames over 15 hours later according to New Orleans Fire Department Captain Edwin Holmes. The fire wasn't reported to be under control until 12:49 p.m. Monday.

Holmes delineated that the three-alarm fire was reported at 9:10 p.m. Sunday, and the second was alarmed at 9:54 p.m. "due to the lack of water supply," as per the Fire Department press release. The Fire Boat Kelly was posted to the Coastal Waterway to assist in pumping water onto the fire. The third alarm was called nearly an hour after the second.

  

At the peak of the fire, Holmes said, there were 19 units and 56 personnel on the scene. The equanimity of the workforce and their hardworking manpower aided in successful retrieval.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under scrutiny.

Source: http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2018/03/new-orleans-firefighters-battle-trash-fire-for-over-15-hours.html