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Walking In A Winter Wonderland
By Jackawa Jackson | December 12, 2008
At 11:15 on 12/11/08, Long Beach Fire Department responded to 3205 Lakewood Blvd for a general assist call at the helicopter hanger attached to LBFD headquarters. Fire department units arrived to find a fixed foam system that had been triggered by a worker. The foam, subsequently, flooded the hanger. The hanger, which covers roughly 100,000 square feet, was filled to a height of nearly 15 feet with Hi Expansion foam.
There were no reported injuries and all personnel were accounted for. There was a police helicopter inside the hanger at the time of the incident. The helicopter is currently being evaluated to assess damage. Long Beach Fire units used hose streams, blowers, and chemical agents to break down the thick foam blanket. Run off from the site was diverted away from the storm drain. Ocean Blue was called to assist in the clean up effort, which continued well into the night.
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