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Fire damages storage units in Washington Twp.

Washington Twp. firefighters worked for several hours on Friday morning, October 23 to put out a fire at U-Store-It on Congress Park Drive.

Staff Photo by Ty Greenlees Washington Twp. firefighters worked for several hours on Friday morning, October 23 to put out a fire at U-Store-It on Congress Park Drive.

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By Katherine Ullmer, Staff Writer Updated 2:00 PM Friday, October 23, 2009

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — Washington Twp. Fire Department sent four engines to fight a fire at the U-Store-It, 435 Congress Park Drive.

Rich Palmer, Washington Twp. public information officer, said a call came in at 9:33 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, reporting the fire. Firefighters arrived at 9:39 a.m., he said.

Palmer said the fire was sending up heavy smoke in the area. The fire marshal was called in to investigate what might have started the fire.

Palmer said heavy smoke rolled out of the storage units.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2341 or kullmer@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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To Steve: I was on scene at this fire. Just because you couldn't see the damage from the outside doesn't mean it was "over blown." (I guess you mena the news coverage?)

The damage is extensive inside the space where the fire started. Most of the contents of the large storage space were burned (six overhead doors/three spaces wide). Spaces above the i-beams at the roof were open, so the fire and smoke was able to spread beyond the original unit.

Fireguy
10:34 AM, 10/25/2009

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Fire Marshal Mike Long has reported that the fire is the cause of spontaneous combustion from rags and chemicals stored in one of the large units. Damage to the building and contents is $100,000.

Rich Palmer
9:35 AM, 10/24/2009

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I have a storage unit there and was there earlier today, the whole "fire" was really over blown.

Steve
2:58 PM, 10/23/2009

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