Update: Fire at Atascadero ammunition storage building contained
Update, 4 p.m.:
Atascadero Fire and Emergency Services contained a structure fire on Wednesday in one hour and 15 minutes using multiple hoselines, according to a news release from the city of Atascadero.
The cause of the fire at the outbuilding on Coromar Avenue is under investigation, and no injuries were reported or other property damaged, the release said.
The outbuilding was used as a workshop for gunsmithing and ammunition storage, and sat behind the house on 8505 Croromar Avenue, according to the release.
Four fire engines, four police officers, three chief officers and one ambulance responded to the scene, and a city backhoe helped to take apart the outbuilding so the fire crew could extinguish the fire, the city said.
Fire crews continued to remove “firearms and personal items” from a safe underneath the outbuilding, the release said.
Original story:
The Atascadero Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Coromar Avenue at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Smoke from the fire was visible from Highway 101.
The blaze involved a 1,000-square-foot outbuilding containing a stockpile of ammunition, which was popping due to the flames , Atascadero Fire Department engineer-paramedic Colette Layton said. A Templeton Fire Department engine joined Atascadero firefighters on the scene.
Crews had trouble accessing the building due to materials around it, Layton said.
The Atascadero Fire Department estimated it would finish containing the fire at about 10 a.m. but that time depends on when the ammo stops popping.
Coromar Avenue was closed at the site of fire due to hoses across the street, and an investigation into the fire could continue throughout the day.
There were no injuries Thursday morning.
This story was originally published June 16, 2021 at 10:58 AM.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified the day on which the fire in Atascadero occurred. The fire was on Wednesday morning.
