Officials say cutting torches caused blaze at old grain silo
Fire officials think crews using cutting torches to demolish the old grain silos off South Daniel Morgan Avenue caused a fire that later engulfed part of the structure.
Just before 4 a.m. Friday, firefighters with the city of Spartanburg responded to the former Spartan Grain Mill, adjacent to Snyder Electric. The upper section of a multi-silo unit, known as the “penthouse,” was engulfed in flames, according to a written statement from City Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh.
The affected area was roughly 15 metres (50 feet) by 24 metres (80 feet) in size and located about 30 metres (100 feet) above ground. Because of the location of the blaze, firefighters used two ladder trucks to douse the area with water.
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