Charlotte, Vermont - January 13, 2012
Fire destroyed a glass blowing studio in Charlotte.
The blaze broke out Friday morning at a garage on Ferry Road. Firefighters say a power outage likely caused the glass blowing fans to shut down while the artist and his assistant were at lunch. Fire in the kiln then billowed up and engulfed the garage. Crews extinguished the blaze before flames could spread to the flammable tools inside or the propane tank outside. Firefighters didn't use water to knock down the fire.
"We use what's called compressed air foam. There's an air compressor actually on the truck. It mixes the foam in the hose lines and it's actually for fires like this -- it's 5 to 10 times more effective than just water," said Charlotte Fire Department Asst. Chief Dick St. George.
Firefighters say the foam uses less water and minimizes water damage to the burned structure. No one was injured.
