
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, September 10, 1994                   TAG: 9409120083
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Diane Struzzi
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SPARKS IGNITE WAREHOUSE

Sparks from a blowtorch ignited a fire that caused extensive damage to a storage warehouse in Roanoke on Friday.

According to District Fire Chief Bobby Slayton, workers at 3-B's mini-warehouse at 2501 Roanoke Ave. SW were cutting a beam with a blowtorch. Sparks set property in a nearby storage cubicle on fire.

Firefighters arrived about 2:40 p.m. to find that the fire had spread to four or five other cubicles.

Two workers were treated for smoke inhalation.

Slayton said there was an estimated $30,000 damage to the building and another $20,000 damage to the property inside.

by CNB