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Storage facility goes up in flames in Glendale, 2 firefighters hospitalized

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Updated  October 12, 2024 9:36pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix

Fire damages nearly 50 storage units in Glendale

A fire at a storage facility left two firefighters injured and nearly 50 units damaged as the Glendale Fire Department upgraded the severity to a two-alarm designation.

The Brief

    • A fire at a storage facility was upgraded to a two-alarm response on Oct. 12.
    • Nearly 50 storage units were damaged in the fire.
    • Two firefighters were injured while extinguishing the fire.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - A fire at a storage facility in Glendale left nearly 50 units damaged and two firefighters injured on Oct. 12.

The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm blaze near the intersection of 59th Avenue and Camelback Road.

Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze as Glendale Fire Deputy Chief Mark Hubler called it, "very labor-intensive."

The two injured firefighters are expected to make a full recovery.

Glendale Police are investigating the incident.

The Source

  • Glendale Fire and Glendale Police provided information for this story.