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‘High-Rise’ Fire At Escambia Grain In Walnut Hill
February 14, 2009
(With Photo Gallery) Firefighters spent about an hour early Friday evening working to extinguish a fire at Escambia Grain in Walnut Hill.
The fire was reported about 5:00 in a large metal grain dryer unit that towers about 60 feet into the air in front of the 100-foot high grain silos. Flames were visible from near the top of the dryer when the first emergency responders arrived.
Firemen first used a high pressure nozzle located on a truck to knock down the flames, shooting water 60 plus feet into the air to hit the fire. They then positioned the nozzle at several locations along the ground, spraying the high pressure stream of water into the dryer from different angles.
Firemen used a thermal imaging camera from ground level to determine if the fire inside the metal structure had been extinguished.
The fire was reported to be out about 6:00. There were no injuries.
Click here for an exclusive photo gallery from the scene.
The Walnut Hill, Molino and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the blaze, along with the Atmore Fire Department.
The grain dryer is uses heat to dry the moisture from grain prior to storing it in a silo for transport.
NorthEscambia.com exclusive photo, click to enlarge.
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