Fire Alarm
1440 Butterworth Street Southwest, Grand Rapids · John Ball Park
Timeline
- Fire alarm activation at 1400 block of Butterworth Street Southwest, Coca-Cola bottling plant
- Battalion 6 on scene at one-to-two-story non-combustible manufacturing facility, establishing command and checking all sides of the building
- Rescue 2 on scene at the manufacturing facility
- Investigation group made contact with employees at the front door
- Command: Airgas on site filling the facility's CO2 tanks; possible cause of the alarm
- Battalion 6 completed a 360 (walked around the building); no signs of fire
- Engine 3 investigation calling command
- Engine 3 investigating: employee reports a small ammonia leak earlier; ventilation system was turned on and may have triggered the alarm
- Crews working on temperature reset; not holding
- Ventilation control panel shows two floor fans not functioning; fault in system setting triggered the alarm
- All units cleared; scene turned back over to building employees to repair the ventilation system
- Battalion 6 clear of the scene
- Dispatch acknowledges command's recommendation