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“We had enough people to fight against the fire,” said boss Ryan Neisen, “that was the positive. The arson call came in when changing the layer, so that two layers (18 firefighters) could answer.”

During the fire, the roof of the structure collapsed, with a pile of rubble in the middle of the building and the access to the fire. “We had to release hot spots from the outside,” said Chief Neisen.

The fire brigade's two air conductors were used to fight against the exhaustive fire.

“We had the first answer,” said Chief Neisen. “We left the scene for a short time, came back, left and came back and then stayed for the remaining time.”

“The wind blew and kept the hot spots in the air.

“We were there about 24 hours. Most of the incident was 6-7 hours; The remaining time was to bring out hot spots and ensure that we had no flare -ups because the problem with the building next door, ”he said, referring to a nearby building in the 412 Rock St.

“Our boys did a great job to ensure that the building next door only had minimal damage – (some of them), melted the siding – but overall a success. One of our focal points, initially there was a strong fire in the main building, and our boys did a great job next door.

“It was very cold and windy. With the amount of water that we used, and the icy conditions on site it was a difficult, long fire. I am proud of our boys. “

“The building gave no power,” said Chief Neisen, “no supply companies. It was not occupied.

(The cause of the fire) was reigned indefinitely and criminal. Due to the amount of damage and the structural stability of the building, we could not enter into there to carry out a complete examination. “

The building has been on the city's observation list for some time. “The building had some problems before it caught,” said Chief Neisen. “The building commission and the town hall were addressed.”

Neisen said that firefighters stayed at the scene overnight.

Mike Roberts and his demolition crew “had a distance and the building safely,” said Neisen.