3%-Almost a building fire around 6pm Sunday in Claremont. Machine tender comes in the boiler room waving his hand/come here to me/says smoke across the river. I Looked across the river and down on the banking behind Sclafani warehouse there was smoke and 2' high flames. I called 911 and reported it and then got transfered to Claremont FD/ well the lady said i'll let them know-stay on the line. She comes back and said how far up the banking is it? I said well over 1/2 way(probably should have told her it was like 30' from the building) OK i'll relay the message to them.

Slow as snails the cruiser pulls up along lafayette St no lights going and 2 minutes later up pulls the first fire truck with it's lights on. Out jumps jim bob after 1 1/2 minute in the cab fiddle fingerin'. Trys and grab a hose and pull it off the truck/can't get it out for another minute. Finally the other truck pulls up and Blister runs over to the banking and sees the flames=things kick into high gear fast then there running around getting the hoses out.

Flames probably 15' from the building they finally get the water going from 2 hoses. probably 5 more minutes and things would have got cookin'??