I first hear about this story the other day and did want to blog about it, but here I am doing it anyway. Not a good thing anytime that a fire station catches fire. What caught my eye was that not only was it a fire station, probably build in the late 60’s to early 70’s but that no sprinklers were evidently installed. In the story it’s reports that this station is being replaced anyway, I can only hope that the new one will have a sprinkler system and fire alarm installed. One other thing, and maybe part of the reason for it being closed, look where the oil well is in relation to station, Was that oil well there when they built this place? I guess it is Oklahoma and that’s normal ????
A look at the future for this firehouse
Click here for more helicopter video of the fire
Oklahoma City Fire Station 6 at 620 NE 8th Street caught fire Thursday afternoon and has put the station out of commission.
From the AP:
Oklahoma City firefighters have extinguished a blaze at an unlikely location - a fire station.
Officials say the blaze at a station near the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center began about 3:20 p.m. Thursday and primarily affected the building's living area and kitchen.
There were no reports of injuries.
Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland says officials think the fire started in the kitchen. Stanaland says the crew was out of the station when it caught fire.
An initial assessment indicated the building is uninhabitable and firefighters stationed there will be split up temporarily and moved to other stations.
The building is scheduled to be replaced when a new station in the Bricktown entertainment district is completed.
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