McLennan County Detention Center Basement Filled With Smoke Following Appliance Fire
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McLennan County Detention Center Basement Filled With Smoke Following Appliance Fire
Listen in on the video as Waco Fire Department Assistant Chief Don Yeager describes the scene...
Reporter: Micah Williams
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(February 26, 2008)—Waco Firefighters responded to a call of smoke in a basement at the McLennan County Detention Center in the 500 block of Columbus Avenue early Tuesday morning.

The call came in around 12:30am.

Firefighters found moderate smoke in the the basement of the facility. One sprinkler head did activate, containing a small fire that was determined to have started in a dryer.

Assistant Fire Chief Don Yeager, of the Waco Fire Department said he had two major concerns in this particular fire, the first being the safety of his personnel fighting a fire in a locked and secure facility such as a detention center.

Yeager's second concern was the lack of radio communication presented with this particular facility.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation; it is not know if the fire was set intentionally or accidentally.

There were no injuries reported and the facility did not have to be evacuated.
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