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2 fires occur over the weekend
DFEMS issues stop order to San Antonio Market due to lack of fire permit
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Posted on Sep 23 2015
A fire of unknown cause broke out at a container van at the seaport in Puerto Rico, while another blaze occurred at a chiller in a store in San Antonio. Both incidents happened over the weekend.
No one was reported injured or provided treatment for medical complaints at the scene, according to Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services yesterday.
DFEMS spokesman Derek Gersonde told Saipan Tribune that both incidents resulted in minor damage.
Gersonde said they received a call on Saturday at 10:33pm about a container that was on fire at the seaport in Puerto Rico.
Gersonde said DFEMS firefighters responded from Susupe Fire Station along with medics from the Garapan Fire Station. Arson investigators also arrived at the scene.
Gersonde said at 10:48pm, firefighters extinguished the blaze and placed it under control.
He said Arson Investigation Unit is still trying to determine the cause of the fire that caused minor damage to office supplies in the van, owned by Saipan Stevedore.
In the second fire, DFEMS received a call from the Department of Public Safety Central on Sunday at 7:56am about a possible structure fire at the San Antonio Market.
Gersonde said DFEMS firefighters from Susupe Fire Station responded, but at 7:59am, DPS called DFEMS back telling them that the fire was extinguished by the store’s owners.
Arson investigators arrived at the store.
Arson Investigation Unit as of yesterday was still looking into the cause of the fire.
Gersonde said the San Antonio Market was issued a stop order after investigators found out that it has no fire permit.
He said the fire caused minor damage to the bottom of the chiller.
At the time, the establishment was closed.
Meanwhile, DFEMS in partnership with the American Red Cross will be distributing free water donated by Anheuser-Busch to the public.
Households of one to three members will be given a case of water and households of four and above will be given two cases daily.
The water can be picked up at the following Fire Stations: Station 1-Susupe; Station 2-Garapan; Station 4-Koblerville; and Station 5-Kagman.
