Two fires ‘explode tires,’ damage business and home in Pocatello Saturday

POCATELLO — Two abstracted fires ripped done Golden K Recycling’s spot and a location connected Saturday successful Pocatello. Neither occurrence resulted successful immoderate injuries.

Golden K Recycling fire

The occurrence astatine Golden K Recycling “exploded tires and burned a powerfulness work line,” according to Kim Stouse, Pocatello Fire Department’s organization consequence simplification specialist.

The occurrence was first reported astatine astir 11 p.m. It was suppressed forty minutes later and was afloat extinguished by 11:46 p.m.

Sixteen unit were dispatched to nan fire, which occurred astatine 2569 North Harrison, adjacent Omaha and North Main Extension.

The estimated damages astatine Golden K Recycling are unknown, though nan occurrence chiefly destroyed instrumentality and resulted successful insignificant siding harm to nan agency building.

Randolph Avenue attic fire

Earlier successful nan day, a location occurrence was reported successful an attic astatine 4:29 p.m. connected 149 Randolph Avenue. Sixteen Pocatello Fire Department unit responded.

“Due to nan occurrence being successful nan attic, a spread was trim successful nan roof, and nan electrical was turned off,” Stouse reported to EastIdahoNews.com.

Three residents were surviving successful nan location astatine nan time, and they will person to relocate until they tin safely return erstwhile nan location is repaired.

The occurrence was “knocked down by 5:04 p.m. and extinguished by 5:29 p.m.,” Stouse said.

Total damages person not been determined, but nan tile will astir apt request to beryllium replaced.

The causes of some fires are presently nether investigation.

In summation to these 2 fires, North Bannock Fire District performed a controlled pain astatine nan Bannock County Event Center Saturday. The Pocatello Fire Department besides provided assistance pinch nan Trail Creek Fire connected Sunday.

Firework restrictions

To thief trim nan consequence of further fires pinch nan Fourth of July approaching, nan metropolis is emphasizing residents should “only usage nan safe and sane fireworks that are sold successful nan metropolis of Pocatello and only successful approved areas,” Stouse said.

Fireworks are banned successful yellowish and reddish areas connected this map.

Another position of nan Golden K Recycling fire.| Kyle Riley, EastIdahoNews.com