Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze at Winchester Warehouse
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Updated: 2:20 PM Sep 6, 2010
Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze at Winchester Warehouse
Winchester, Va.
Four Winchester firefighters suffered minor injuries after fighting a fire at a warehouse early Saturday morning.
Posted: 5:02 PM Sep 4, 2010
Reporter: Ed Reams
Email Address: ereams@whsv.com
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Four Winchester firefighters suffered minor injuries after fighting a fire at a warehouse early Saturday morning.

The fire occurred in the 700 block of North Kent Street at Pacific Elastomers Co. Incorporated.

"During the fire we had a large explosion in the rear and we had four firefighters who suffered effects of some of the fallout from the fire, " says Chief Scott Cullers of the Winchester Fire Department. "They were in completely in self-contained breathing apparatus and their protective clothing, but we transported four of them to Winchester Medical Center for observation and treatment."

The three-alarm fire took about three hours to be brought under control. Fire units from Frederick and Clarke counties were brought in to assist.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation

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