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Denison Fire Reveals Cause of Boysen Laundromat Fire Early Thursday Morning
Early Thursday morning a structure fire at Boysen Laundromat occurred. Three different investigators have determined the point of origin was a cardboard box of stained rags that had been set on top of a commercial washing machine. Through oxidation, the rags provided their own ignition source. Due to the overall height of the washing machine and box of rags, the fire quickly reached the ceiling level and spread horizontally across the ceiling. Radiant and convection forms of heat transfer ignited additional materials creating a larger fire and significant heat. Cory Snowgren is the Fire Chief for the Denison Fire Department.
“I definitely give credit to our first-in engine company and the work they put in to quickly stretch a line and force entry through a steel door to go after it. There was a significant fire load and if the fire would have reached the far wall, it would have been a much larger fire both in size and property loss. Manilla (Fire) went right to work on venting the roof with our truck company releasing considerable heat and smoke, and Vail (fire) and Dow City(fire) stretched a 2nd line and worked side by side with our interior companies going after it. All companies really did a great job of being aggressive and safe. You can't have one without the other” Snowgren told KDSN.
