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Welding Rig Sparks Polk County Fire
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Published: May 5, 2008
A two-alarm fire was under control in less than hour today and did not threaten a nearby Eagle Lake elementary school, Polk County Fire Rescue officials said.
The blaze in the metal building at 129 Ninth St. started when the property owner was welding and burning debris fell on wooden pallets, fire rescue spokeswoman Heather McClanahan said.
Explosions were heard inside the commercial metal structure but no injuries have been reported.
The fire never reached Snively Elementary School, located about block east from the metal structure that fire officials described as a pole barn.
The fire put an adjacent home, a nearby parked tractor-trailer with its cargo in danger, but crews managed to contain the blaze and protect the adjacent property.
About 30 firefighters were on the scene from the Auburndale and Winter Haven fire departments.
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