A fireplace that burned pallets behind a Riverside enterprise and put up smoke that might be seen for miles Saturday, Might 16, was put out earlier than flames might do critical harm to close by buildings.
Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Metropolis of Riverside Fireplace Division Battalion Chief Scott Wilson instructions the firefighting operation at Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Metropolis of Riverside firefighters knock down flames that consumed pallets behind Farris Enterprises on Flat Rock Drive on Might 16, 2020. (Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The hearth was reported at 1:08 p.m. at 4111 Flat Rock Drive within the Riverwalk neighborhood of town. The enterprise there, Farris Enterprises, is a global wholesaler of water purification methods, based on the corporate web site.
Callers to 911 reported listening to explosions and seeing smoke, Riverside Fireplace Division Capt. Tim Stack mentioned. Broken compressed air canisters might be seen amid the rubble.
The flames burned pallets and scorched the aspect of the enterprise. One house suffered a damaged window, Stack mentioned.
The reason for the hearth was beneath investigation Saturday afternoon. No accidents have been reported, Stack mentioned,
