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| Fort Oglethorpe Firefighters Douse Large Dumpster Fire FORT OGLETHORPE, GA – Monday, March 24, 2008 – At about 7:40 PM, Fort Oglethorpe Station 1 was alerted to a dumpster fire to the rear of 418 Battlefield Parkway. Engine 1 responded and while en route firefighters spotted a large plume of smoke in the vicinity of the reported fire. Engine 1 arrived to find a large dumpster fully involved with fire. Firefighters immediately pulled the trash line from the front of the engine and went to work, quickly dousing the fire. Once the fire was knocked down, firefighters could see that there was discarded furniture on fire. The quick response helped firefighters avert a potentially serious situation as the dumpster was directly under power lines and the fire was beginning to reach those lines. In addition, the close proximity of the dumpster to the commercial structure added to the exposure problems. Engine 1 was back in service within a half hour. |
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