St. Luke's fire caused by welding incident
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (WKTV) - Utica Firefighters battled smoke after fire broke out at Faxton-St. Luke's Hospital Saturday morning, according to Chief Fire Marshal Raymond Beck.
Officials say that the fire broke out in the laundry room of the hospital at around 9:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the room full of smoke. Further investigation indicated that dryer link and pipe insulation were smoldering in the drop ceiling, according to fire officials. Firefighters never encountered open flames but the material smoldered and followed the path of many steam pipes. Firefighters extinguished the smoke at around 11:30 a.m. Fire investigators remained on the scene until noon. They discovered that the dryer lint and pipe insulation were sparked by a welder repairing doors on one of the washing machines. No injuries were reported. |
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