Outside fire - University Bridge 700 block of 25th Street
Incident Number:
S2601291
Date and Time Incident was Reported:
Scene Upon Arrival:
Firefighters observed light smoke coming from underside of the bridge and located a small fire in the archway on the west side of the bridge.
Action(s) Taken:
Fire crews deployed a ground ladder to access the archway and advanced a hose line to extinguish a small fire. Heat from the fire melted a sanitary sewer line located beneath the bridge. A City engineer and Water & Sewer Department have been dispatched to the scene to assess damage.
More Information:
- The fire has been completely extinguished.
- There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters.
- A fire investigator is on scene to conduct an examination to identify the cause, origin and damage estimate.