Firefighters extinguish flames at UPS warehouse in Rochester, Minn. - Fox9 KMSP
A UPS warehouse in Rochester, Minnesota caught fire Saturday night after several vehicles were burning nearby, the city's fire department says.
The initial call of the fire came in around 10:48 p.m. Saturday. When the first fire engine arrived, firefighters found "multiple trucks parked at a loading dock on the north end of the building that were on fire with smoke coming from the building," the news release states.
The Rochester Fire Department says crews were able to quickly stop the fire from spreading damage into the UPS Customer Center by 11:42 p.m. The fire was contained except for some hot spots in trucks from packages that were still smoldering, according to Rochester Fire Captain Ben Davis. The last fire unit left the scene just after 2 a.m. Sunday.
A UPS warehouse in Rochester, Minnesota caught fire Saturday night after several vehicles were burning nearby, the city's fire department says.
The initial call of the fire came in around 10:48 p.m. Saturday. When the first fire engine arrived, firefighters found "multiple trucks parked at a loading dock on the north end of the building that were on fire with smoke coming from the building," the news release states.
The Rochester Fire Department says crews were able to quickly stop the fire from spreading damage into the UPS Customer Center by 11:42 p.m. The fire was contained except for some hot spots in trucks from packages that were still smoldering, according to Rochester Fire Captain Ben Davis. The last fire unit left the scene just after 2 a.m. Sunday.
