Operations & Training

Hydraulic Fluid Fire Reported at S.C. Steel Mill

Oct. 15, 2011

-- Oct. 14--Georgetown firefighters spent more than four hours Thursday night at ArcelorMittal, the steel mill, battling a hydraulic fluid blaze, Fire Chief Joey Tanner said. Firefighters, who were hosting an open house at their fire station, were called about 7:15 p.m. Thursday to the steel mill for the blaze, Tanner said. It took crews about two hours to get the blaze under control because about 250 gallons of fluid was burning and various panels had to be removed to get to the blaze.

Source The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Oct. 14--Georgetown firefighters spent more than four hours Thursday night at ArcelorMittal, the steel mill, battling a hydraulic fluid blaze, Fire Chief Joey Tanner said.

Firefighters, who were hosting an open house at their fire station, were called about 7:15 p.m. Thursday to the steel mill for the blaze, Tanner said. It took crews about two hours to get the blaze under control because about 250 gallons of fluid was burning and various panels had to be removed to get to the blaze.

About 15 firefighters were at the blaze and used 70 gallons of foam and 1,000 gallons of water during their efforts, Tanner said. Georgetown County firefighters assisted in fielding calls in the city during the incident.

No one was hurt during the blaze and Tanner said "all the operations went smoothly."

Contact TONYA ROOT at 444-1723.