Raleigh Firefighters Battle Downtown Restaurant Fire
December 27, 2012: Two alarms were struck on Wednesday morning at a popular eatery in the Glenwood South business district. Engine 13 was first on scene to a reported structure fire at the Hibernian Pub at 311 Glenwood Avenue.
Video courtesy of Mike Legeros
The fire was reported at 10:20 a.m. and the first alarm was dispatched at 10:21 a.m. Engine 13 found smoke showing from the roof and the eaves of the one-story, brick veneer building. Built in 1928, the square-shaped structure measured 2,548 square-feet. It fronted both Glenwood Avenue and North Street.
A great time to change your detector batteries is when you change your clocks...not only your smoke detectors, but carbon monoxide detectors too!
The National Fire Protection Association recommends changing the batteries in these detection devices every Spring and Fall when you adjust your clock settings. This will help ensure the device(s) in your home will have sufficient electrical power to sound the alarm and notify you in the event it detects an emergency situation.
Also, proper maintenance of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors helps prevent false calls. Many times an alarm activation from of these devices turns out to be a low battery “chirp”, not an actual “alarm”. False “alarms” due to low batter chirps create unnecessary risks for responding firefighters, that could have been prevented with proper maintenance of these devices.
