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Demolition of the old Nabisco factory resumed this week after a fire interrupted the project last week.
The Orange County Fire Authority inspected the site that morning for safety requirements and made sure contractors had Fire Authority permits, which they lacked last week during the fire, said Authority Capt. Steve Miller.
The fire is under investigation and Brea-based CST Environmental may have to pay cost-recovery fees, Miller said.
Crews from CST Environmental sparked the fire in roof tar while torch-cutting on the factory's eastern end, said Steve Sandland, vice president of Centra Realty Corp., the Irvine company that owns the site.
About 60 firefighters responded to quell the fire, which took 70 minutes to extinguish. One firefighter was sent to the hospital for heat-related injuries.
Centra began demolition about three weeks ago and has until December to finish.
[FONT=Verdana]A fire sparked Thursday by demolition of the shuttered Nabisco plant in Buena Park sent one firefighter to the hospital with a heat-related injury, authorities said. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The blaze at 7280 Artesia Blvd. was reported to the Orange County Fire Authority at 10:51 a.m. and was declared under control about noon, said Capt. Stephen Miller. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]Investigators were looking into whether cutting tools used in the demolition produced sparks that ignited debris, which fell from the roof into a portion of the building, Miller said.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]The fire affected a "pretty low percentage" of the industrial metal, brick and masonry building, which Miller described as several blocks long and at least 50 feet high. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]A sign at the site adjacent the Santa Ana (5) Freeway states that a shopping center is planned for the property, Miller said. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]More than 60 firefighters, including a contingent from Los Angeles County, battled the flames.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana][/FONT]
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