Structure Fire on Fifth Street in Eureka Yesterday

The Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a commercial structure fire at a business on Fifth Street in Eureka yesterday.

According to the release, fire crews pulled the ceiling and found the
the fire had extended into another concealed space in the parapet wall above the
roofline, crews then removed the stucco siding from the exterior of the building and cut a hole in the roof directly above the fire area and extinguished the fire.

The cause of the fire was determined to be an overheated ballast on a neon “OPEN”
sign displayed in the front window. There were no injuries and damage was estimated to $25,000.

Humboldt Bay Fire would like to remind everyone to call 911 immediately if there are signs of fire or smoke inside a building.

Read the full press release below.
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On
November 18^th, 2020 at 1613 hrs, Humboldt Bay Fire was dispatched to
a Commercial Structure Fire at a local business on the 300 block of Fifth St.
in Eureka. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 3 Engines, 1 Truck and 1 Chief
Officer. The first units arrived on scene and discovered a small fire inside
the business above the front display window burning in the corner of the wall
and ceiling in a concealed space. Fire crews pulled the ceiling and discovered
the fire had extended into another concealed space in the parapet wall above
the roof line. Fire crews removed the stucco siding from the exterior of the
building and cut a hole in the roof directly above the fire area using hand
tools and power saws. The concealed space where the fire had burned was exposed
and extinguished by fire crews. Fire damage was limited to concealed space
above the front display window and the parapet wall and the fire did not extend
any further into the structural members of the building. Fire crews spent 1 ½
hours on scene to extinguish the fire and remove debris and water from inside
the business after the fire was controlled. There were no civilian or
Firefighter injuries and damage is estimated at $25,000. The cause of the fire
was determined to be an overheated ballast on a neon “OPEN” sign displayed in
the front window.

Humboldt Bay Fire would like to remind everyone to
call 911 immediately if there a signs of fire or smoke inside a building.  Early notification of Humboldt Bay Fire by
the business owners in this incident allowed fire crews to quickly identify and
expose the area of the fire in an older commercial building and prevent further
fire damage to the building.

This article appears in RED ALERT.