March 18, 2011 - 4th Alarm - 71 Kelfield St.
March 18, 2011 - 4:50pm - West Command - "A" Shift
A four alarm fire at the huge Hydro One facility south of this address, along side Highway 401. A large transformer exploded into flames after overheating and the oil-cooled structure was soon fully involved. As west-end companies arrived, wind-whipped flames soon engulfed a second unit and a large column of black smoke rose into the air and over the adjacent highway. The OPP closed it in both directions for more than an hour due to the hazard. TFS crews faced long lays into the facility from street side hydrants and additional alarms were sounded. With the possibility of PCBs in the oil and electrical hazards everywhere, most of the attack was made using unmanned monitors. It took some time to isolate the power and set up the relays, and flames continued to roll some 30 to 50 feet above the burning transformers, threatening exposures. Using foam and master streams, TFS members managed to knock down the heavy fire in under three hours, but oil-soaked wood, much of it shielded behind metal coverings, continued to burn all night. Overhaul and fire watch lasted several days, and the loss is in the millions. A malfunction gets the blame. This same complex suffered a $500,000 outbreak on January 29, 2007, but this only required a first alarm response. © GTMAA Trumpet
1st Alarm 1650: P415, R444, R441, A441, C44
2nd Alarm 1654: P443, P413, R412 (RIT), R413, PL415, A/L421, S143, HZ145, C14
Additional 1655: C41, C40, CMD10
Replacement 1657: S445
Additional 1704: C10
Additional 1715: P424, P141
Additional 1718: P143
4th Alarm 1737: P433, P142, R421, PL432, A421, A/L114, C43
Additional 1739: C8
Additional 1743: BOX12
Additional 1813: C42, C1
Additional 1832: C5
Additional 1841: C9
Read MoreA four alarm fire at the huge Hydro One facility south of this address, along side Highway 401. A large transformer exploded into flames after overheating and the oil-cooled structure was soon fully involved. As west-end companies arrived, wind-whipped flames soon engulfed a second unit and a large column of black smoke rose into the air and over the adjacent highway. The OPP closed it in both directions for more than an hour due to the hazard. TFS crews faced long lays into the facility from street side hydrants and additional alarms were sounded. With the possibility of PCBs in the oil and electrical hazards everywhere, most of the attack was made using unmanned monitors. It took some time to isolate the power and set up the relays, and flames continued to roll some 30 to 50 feet above the burning transformers, threatening exposures. Using foam and master streams, TFS members managed to knock down the heavy fire in under three hours, but oil-soaked wood, much of it shielded behind metal coverings, continued to burn all night. Overhaul and fire watch lasted several days, and the loss is in the millions. A malfunction gets the blame. This same complex suffered a $500,000 outbreak on January 29, 2007, but this only required a first alarm response. © GTMAA Trumpet
1st Alarm 1650: P415, R444, R441, A441, C44
2nd Alarm 1654: P443, P413, R412 (RIT), R413, PL415, A/L421, S143, HZ145, C14
Additional 1655: C41, C40, CMD10
Replacement 1657: S445
Additional 1704: C10
Additional 1715: P424, P141
Additional 1718: P143
4th Alarm 1737: P433, P142, R421, PL432, A421, A/L114, C43
Additional 1739: C8
Additional 1743: BOX12
Additional 1813: C42, C1
Additional 1832: C5
Additional 1841: C9
