Pallets of countertop materials burn in fire at Tacoma business

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Firefighters in Tacoma were busy on Sunday with two major fires. The second involving pallets of countertop materials at a local business.

Fire crews were busy from the crack of dawn Sunday morning. Another massive response happened nearby the railway in Tacoma, prompting dozens of firefighters to the area.This is the second major fire Tacoma firefighters have battled Sunday. The first being the vacant structure on Dock Street and the second at a local business just around a mile away.The first call to 911 for this fire came in at about 8 a.m. and triggered a massive response from Tacoma Fire Department.

"Big pallets of marble and stuff, so all of that is sitting on the burning remnants and we're having a hard time accessing a lot of it to get the final extinguishment," said Batt. Chief Darren Brassard with Tacoma Fire Department.FOX 13 spoke with one of the business owners Sunday morning who said the materials in those pallets are all quartz and granite.They say their business has been in Tacoma for more than ten years.

 

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