Fire Quickly Put Out on 19th Floor of Library Tower
Firefighters quickly snuffed a generator fire Sunday on the 19th floor of the Library Tower, a new building under construction on 5th Street just north of Grand Avenue.
The fire, which produced a curl of smoke visible to much of the downtown area, was reported at 10:54 a.m. and put out at 11:05. No one was injured and no damage was done to the building.
Assistant Fire Chief Jim Mullen said the reason the generator caught fire was not known.
After the fire was out, firefighters briefly sent plumes of water out of the building to test water pressure 19 stories above ground.
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