Traffic cameras showed flames and heavy smoke near 25th Avenue and Greenway Road early Friday as Phoenix firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control. A public information officer was sent to the scene to provide updates.
confirmed the second-alarm response in a Friday morning post, saying a public information officer was on scene and would share further details. The fire was also reported near Interstate 17 in north Phoenix, according to
fox10phoenix.com
, which cited video from Arizona Department of Transportation traffic cameras showing the large blaze.
Flames Visible on Traffic Cameras
ABC15.com also reported that the fire was near Interstate 17 and Greenway Road, and attributed the 25th Avenue and Greenway Road location to Phoenix Fire Department officials.
As of Friday morning, there was no word on what started the fire or whether anyone was injured, the outlet's report noted. Details on the scope of the fire and any impact to nearby roads had not yet been released.
What a second alarm means
A Phoenix Regional Fire Department communications procedure says that when the balance of a working second-alarm assignment is dispatched, Command identifies a Level II staging area for additional units. The procedure describes the response protocol; it does not establish the size or impact of Friday’s fire.
Not the First Blaze Reported in the Area
A separate station report described an earlier fire at a Phoenix hotel in the same area; it is not established that the incidents are connected. The report said crews were called around 3 a.m. and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor. The response was upgraded to a second alarm because of the building’s size and the number of units affected. About 30 people were displaced, more than 50 units were affected, and no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
Friday's fire remains under investigation, and further details on its cause and scope had not been released as of this report. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
