Fire investigators find spontaneous combustion sparked Sand Island fire
Fire investigators have determined that a fire at a Sand Island laundry dry cleaning company was started accidentally by the spontaneous combustion of laundered mop heads in a laundry cart.
Fire damage was isolated to the laundry cart by the single fire sprinkler head and was estimated to be $1,000. No injuries were reported for this incident.
Five companies staffed with 18 firefighters responded to the 8:01 p.m. alarm at 205 Sand Island Access Road. The first HFD unit arrived at 8:06 p.m. and saw light smoke coming from the roof of one of the buildings. At 8:25 p.m., HFD personnel located an extinguished fire in the laundry service area. The fire had been extinguished by the fire sprinkler system.
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spontaneous combustion of laundered mop heads? really?
Why not explain what the components of spontaneous combustion are. What items came together to make this occur. Inform the public what to be aware of and what to avoid so a similar situation does not occur at their laundry. We all need some education, from time to time. Especially in life and death matters.
I share the skepticism that it was laundered mop heads that would combust spontaneously. Sounds like a “we couldn’t find any other cause” conclusion.