Fire crews battle blaze at North Phoenix storage facility
Crews battle N. Phoenix storage facility fire
Dozens of people have lost their belongings, after a storage facility in North Phoenix caught fire. FOX 10's Irene Snyder reports.
PHOENIX - Dozens of people lost their belongings overnight, after a storage facility in North Phoenix went up in flames.
What we know:
According to Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller, crews were called to the area of 19th Avenue and Deer Valley Road at around 1:30 a.m. for reports of a structure fire.
"Crews arrived and found flames and smoke coming from the interior of multiple units at a storage facility," Cpt. Keller wrote, in a statement.
Cpt. Keller said during the firefighting efforts, each individual storage unit had to be opened separately so crews could fully extinguish the fire.
"There is an estimated 50 to 75 units affected. Representatives from the storage facility are on scene working with command," Cpt. Keller wrote.
What's next:
Cpt. Keller said an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.