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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:39 PM Jun 2020

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Huge 3-alarm fire at California Amazon warehouse this morning...

Massive 3-Alarm Fire Erupts At Amazon Distribution Center In Redlands
Jun 5, 2020
CBS Los Angeles

Investigators are trying to determined what caused a three-alarm blaze which tore through an Amazon Distribution Center in Redlands early Friday morning while employees were working inside. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Kara Finnstrom reports.

Very glad no one was hurt.

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Huge 3-alarm fire at California Amazon warehouse this morning... (Original Post) KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 OP

That sucks. Wtf why.? A lot more of people out of a job now. Budi Jun 2020 #1

It's not actually an Amazon operated facility SoCalNative Jun 2020 #2

Thanks for that clarification. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #3

No building fire alarms tripped, no sprinkler systems went off, crickets Jun 2020 #4

Budi

(15,325 posts)

1. That sucks. Wtf why.? A lot more of people out of a job now.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:44 PM

Jun 2020

Will hold my CT until the reason has been determined.

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

2. It's not actually an Amazon operated facility

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:49 PM

Jun 2020

it's an independent company that distributes/delivers larger items for them.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)

3. Thanks for that clarification.

Reply to SoCalNative (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 12:54 AM

Jun 2020

TV stations seem to have very poor editing these days. I see a lot of those errors.

KY

crickets

(25,959 posts)

4. No building fire alarms tripped, no sprinkler systems went off,

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 01:16 AM

Jun 2020

and the fire spread alarmingly fast. Not good. I hope the fire dept. figures out what happened. Thank goodness everyone got out.

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