A portion of the building collapsed under the intense flames. The fire ultimately elevated to three alarms, requiring the help of 156 firefighters and 26 pieces of equipment.
A HazMat response was called because of the materials used to make fire extinguishers. A fire official said getting enough water to the structure proved difficult.
"We had one engine feed another engine to another engine until we got water on the fire," said 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Charles Stewart III. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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There was a mythbusters about putting a fire extinguisher in a blaze to see if it'd explode and put out the flames. They all have safety valves which release the pressure if it's too high (like being on fire) so, no. If on the other hand you disable the safety valve, it goes off like a rocket and you'd best be 100 yards upwind of it and wearing a hard-hat for when it comes back down.
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