A 2-alarm fire ripped through an MRI medical building Sunday morning in Stockton, causing an estimated $1.4 million in damages, according to fire officials.
The fire broke out at the Stockton MRI Medical Center at 2320 North California Way around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Stockton Fire Department spokesman Chief Mike Lilienthal said. Responding firefighters found heavy fire in the roof on the south side of the building.
It took 46 fire personnel almost four hours to contain the blaze that ultimately destroyed one MRI machine and another imaging machine as well as significantly damaging the front part of the building, Lilienthal said.
Strong magnetic fields surrounding the MRI machines as well as thick metal surrounding other x-ray machines made it difficult for firefighters to access the rooms and extinguish the fire, according to Lilienthal. At one point, a strong magnetic field ripped an ax from a firefighter’s hand.
Lilienthal said due to the large amount of water runoff while fighting the blaze, Municipal Utilities Department officials were called in to contain the water in that area, preventing medical syringes and other equipment from flowing into nearby storm drains.
No injuries were reported.
Source: news10
You must log in to post a comment.