Fire breaks out at auto parts shop on Engler Avenue
Abraham Retana
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A fire broke out Friday morning in the area of Engler Avenue and 13th Street.
Rural Metro Fire and Yuma Fire worked together to contain a fire at an auto parts shop north of Yuma Palms.
The fire started around 9 a.m. at Engler Avenue near 13th Street.
Rural Metro says a brush fire got into the building and spread to the lot with crushed cars and chemicals.
One person working on-site was burned and taken to Onvida Health.
Two Rural Metro firemen were injured.
“We got one person burned that was working at the facility. We transported him and we got two of our personnel injured, one of them was transported and the other chose not to seek treatment,” said Rural Metro Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Woodruff.
A witness who works at a nearby auction barn said he heard an explosion followed by a cloud of smoke. He then took safety measures for his workplace.
“We were making sure people were safe inside. We let everyone know there was a fire nearby just in case something happened if we have to evacuate but it was far enough down the road so we should be safe,” said Isaac Yablonsky, a Yuma resident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.