Fire at River City in Owensboro Under Control
By: Web Producer
Updated: August 25, 2008
Firefighters in Owensboro have struggled to put out a warehouse fire on the citys east side.
They got the call about 2 oclock Friday afternoon and quickly went to River City Industrial Service, a cardboard warehouse.
Shortly after, the flames were about 25 to 30 feet in the air.
The blaze went from a one-alarm to a three-alarm fire, forcing firefighters to call for back-up.
One of their first priorities was to protect neighboring homes and businesses.
A few of those homes have suffered heat damage and a few yards were burned.
There were 6 trucks and 25-30 firefighters on the scene.
A witness says some employees accidentally started the fire and unsuccessfully tried to put it out.
