The Douglas Fire Department was busy last weekend with a burning building, a burning car and a natural gas leak.
 Xavier Zaragoza/Daily Dispatch photo Busy weekend Douglas fire fighters fought a potentially life-threatening fire last Saturday when the Lone Star Service Station, located on 16th Street and A Avenue caught fire. In addition to all the burning tires in the facility, there was flammable materials including kerosene on site. According to Fire Chief Mario Novoa, the fire was under control within 20 minutes. |
Douglas fire fighters responded to the burning building at about 10:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found the building engulfed in flames, said Mario Novoa, Fire Chief for the Douglas Fire Department.
Police evacuated the Coronado Courts of its residents just east of the burning building, Novoa said.
According to the preliminary investigation, some kerosene was spilled, causing a kerosene pressure washer to catch fire. The owner of the tire service quickly called the fire department. There were no injuries, Novoa said.
On Sunday, at about 12:22 p.m., the fire department responded to a natural gas leak at 1007 3rd Street, Novoa said.
According to Novoa, a man had hammered a stake into the ground and hit a gas line. Southwest Gas arrived and soon capped the leak.
Later that evening, at about 8:09 p.m., the fire department responded to a burning car 10th Street. The front bumper and headlight had caught fire. Fire fighters quickly contained the fire, Novoa said.
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