10/30/11 - Flint commercial building fire, Sherman & Harvard

The Flint Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial building fire just after 5 PM on Devil's Night, Sunday, October 30, 2011. First due Engine 61 reported smoke visible from a distance. On arrival they found a vacant 1 story cement block corner party store heavily involved in fire, advising this would be an exterior attack. Engine 61, Truck 35 and Squad 2 took up defensive positions to protect exposures allowing the structure to burn, Truck 15 and Squad 1 were released from the scene. Once the structure had mostly collapsed, fire crews worked to control hotspots and make hazards safe before leaving the scene. (The first photo in this gallery is from the same intersection as the first photo in the gallery showing Flint's double house fire on 7/30/11)