Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In NW OKC

<p>Firefighters were called to the scene of a commercial fire on the northwest side of the metro.</p>

Tuesday, December 20th 2016, 2:46 pm

By: News 9

Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In NW OKC

Firefighters were called to the scene of a commercial fire on the northwest side of the metro.

The four-alarm blaze was called out at Tower Tech Inc., located near NW 5th St. and N. MacArthur Blvd. Tower Tech manufactures high-efficiency cooling towers according to the company's website.

Authorities say the fire started was started by a welding torch. About 100 people self-evacuated from the building before fire crews arrived on scene. There have been no reports of injuries at this time. Just before 2 p.m., firefighters tell News 9 the fire was under control.

The fire caused near $400,000 in damage.

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TAC 6 - Commercial Fire -5400 block NW 5th. Fire under control. Video 2 pic.twitter.com/BZHB0f8EPg
— Oklahoma City Fire (@OKCFD) December 20, 2016

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Firefighters were called to the scene of a commercial fire on the northwest side of the metro.

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