By Adrienne Alvarez - Main Anchor
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 10:52pm
EL PASO--- Firefighters are battling a massive warehouse fire in South Central El Paso. It started right around 8:45 p.m. Friday, and 22 fire units responded. One of the officers said that it appears to be a pallet fire. Local Four News went live on location, reporting from the intersection of Delta and Cotton, but the fire appeared to be coming from Delta and Cole. El Paso Fire Department Coordinator Michael Ortiz said that the fire, categorized as Condition Four, is not under control and that there are no reported injuries so far. The cause of fire is still unconfirmed, although a report indicated pellets. "We have three aerial lateral companies on the scene right now with elevated master streams," Ortiz said. "In other words, we're pouring a lot of water on the building." Ortiz said that with this being a Condition Four fire, there's strong potential for the roof of the building to collapse. "There's a very good possibility that there will be a lot of serious structural damage to the building," he said. Regarding traffic, Ortiz said that the blocked intersections are Piedras and Paisano eastbound and Cotton and Paisano westbound. "We're going to be here for awhile, unfortunately," Ortiz added
