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rUBLIC WMIr KS DIRECTOR <br />TO <br />i I = �U ;ICY OIL, W TER � LY - S �4MLIN Xi HIG����AY 6 <br />On Saturday, October 15P 19771 the I sevillre Fire Department responded to <br />an apart -rent building f i rca, at 2265 ITTe rtn Snelling knovn as the Har Mar <br />Apartments. At this time tb e Fire Department e erienced a considerable <br />a fire .o ant of doff i culty - �. n locating hydrant for use in event the neces- <br />sity pres-e-nited itself to provide an uali sited smy of grater. <br />inter a considerable s o un t of s earcb the only available hydrant vas found <br />to be located behiad the. Blomberg Industrial Fa .1y .11111edical.. Cli nle und. on the <br />welling Avenue Frontage Road and bebind the 2225 North Snelling apartment _ <br />building. In order to utilize this hydrant, it - .ro v_ld have been required that <br />. .y at deal of supply lines b e laid to tie operative � ers fro��t of the <br />scene of the fire a <br />The only other fire hydrant in Vne immediate ate area is a tons iderable distance <br />West of t��i.s coin le in frynt of the dos ei�rood Village ge Apartments located along <br />the HJ&aaY 36 Frontage Pioado Both this hydrant and the one behind the Blomberg <br />Clinic presented an extremely long lay of lines -vhi cb takes a considerable length <br />of time and .. f ortuaately i n this c as e � did not result in a bi. hev property <br />damage or life to s s .� but in event of a more serious fire in this complex,,. tai s- <br />could mean the cliff erence between a severe fire and /0'r possibly loss of life <br />aad a fire quickly e tin ui sh ed ft <br />It is very stroagly recommended that the S* i ineerg.ng Department undertake a <br />study to co naect the dead-end main b ebind the Blomb erg Clinic with the- main <br />that extends up to the Rosevoo.l Village and. provide a looped system vith fare <br />bydrants located along the Frontage d � of HighwaY 36,o <br />;could you please iusti.tute whatever action neeess airy to acbieve this objective <br />as early as possible; reali i n�mr of course that it �roul.d probably be next spring <br />before construction could begin d <br />if you have any vesti.on.s, or if I may be of any furtbex assistauce in this <br />matter., please feel free to contact me p <br />October 2�, 1977 <br />cc: <br />. re Chief <br />