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Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages a business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin Fire Battalion Chief Frank Herrera discusses the location of active fire inside a local business with Guadalupe County Fire and Rescue firefighters on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages Kitchen By Design on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages Kitchen By Design on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin Fire Marshal Greg Dreiss uses an infrared camera to help firefighters locate active fire in a smoke-filled building on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Smoke billows out of workshop at Kitchen By Design as firefighters work to put out the flames that damage the local business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages a business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages a business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin Fire Battalion Chief Frank Herrera discusses the location of active fire inside a local business with Guadalupe County Fire and Rescue firefighters on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages Kitchen By Design on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages Kitchen By Design on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin Fire Marshal Greg Dreiss uses an infrared camera to help firefighters locate active fire in a smoke-filled building on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Smoke billows out of workshop at Kitchen By Design as firefighters work to put out the flames that damage the local business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Seguin and Guadalupe County firefighters battle a blaze as it damages a business on Monday, July 25, 2022 in Seguin.
Firefighters battled a blaze inside a cabinet shop Monday evening as sweltering temperatures soared outside.
The fire reported about 5:45 p.m. at Kitchen By Design, 2460 N. Heideke Street, caused significant damage to one of the business’s two workshops, Seguin Fire Marshal Greg Dreiss said.
“The southern building — minus some heat and smoke damage — was pretty much untouched,” he said. “The northern building took some significant damage from the heat. So did the breezeway between the two buildings.”
When firefighters from both Seguin Fire Department and Guadalupe County Fire and Rescue arrived, they found smoke billowing out of all four sides of the two buildings, Seguin Battalion Chief Frank Hererra said.
“We arrived to find a large cabinet company on fire,” he said.
No one was in the buildings at the time of the fire, both Hererra and Dreiss said.
Due to the nature of the business, crews found a heavy fire load fueling the blaze inside the metal building, Hererra said. The high temperatures outside combined with the heat inside the building had Hererra swapping firefighters in and out to keep them from getting overheated.
The equipment inside made it a little more difficult for firefighters to maneuver through the building with a hose, Dreiss said.
“By no means was it cluttered, they had it set up for their use,” he said. “Overall, they (the business owners) kept the building very clean. There was hardly any saw dust in there. There was probably more soot in that side than sawdust.”
After firefighters got the fire under control, it took them longer to overhaul the storage area to ensure all of the fire was put out, Dreiss said.
Following an investigation into the blaze, Dreiss said it appears the fire started at the back of the building. And while the cause appears to be accidental, it is undetermined, the fire marshal said.
“There are several possible sources that have not been ruled out,” he said. “The fire does not appear to be intentional, it does appear to be accidental in nature.”
The cause remains under investigation.
Felicia Frazar is the managing editor of the Seguin Gazette. You can e-mail her at felicia.frazar@seguingazette.com .
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