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Goo Smoke Shop Fire

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Ongoing fire fighting activities at the site<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Potentially contaminated debris in the parking lot adjacent to the site<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Potentially contaminated debris- view of the site facing northwest<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Staging of intact cylinders recovered from the site<br />Date Taken: 3/8/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
General view of Site<br />Date Taken: 3/8/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5537527777778<br />Longitude: -82.9255361111111<br />Tags:
Explosion debris associated with former site building.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5533111111111<br />Longitude: -82.9260638888889<br />Tags:
Staged compressed gas cylinders.<br />Date Taken: 3/12/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5535555555556<br />Longitude: -82.9258638888889<br />Tags:
Active firefighting activities concentrating on lingering hot spots<br />Date Taken: 3/7/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5536166666667<br />Longitude: -82.9256972222222<br />Tags:
Highly flammable can of ultra refined butane.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5537833333333<br />Longitude: -82.9262611111111<br />Tags:
Parking lot immediately adjacent to former Goo Smoke Vape distribution warehouse. <br />Date Taken: 3/7/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5540166666667<br />Longitude: -82.9258638888889<br />Tags:
Vape-pens/E-cigarettes containing lithium-ion batteries collected from parking lot adjacent to former warehouse.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5536027777778<br />Longitude: -82.9261166666667<br />Tags:
Debris from explosion segregated and stockpiled in parking lot. adjacent from former warehouse.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5534861111111<br />Longitude: -82.9264361111111<br />Tags:
Debris from explosion segregated and stockpiled in parking lot.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5535361111111<br />Longitude: -82.9265666666667<br />Tags:
Blast shrapnel embedded in side of box truck.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5534361111111<br />Longitude: -82.9262694444444<br />Tags:
Parking lot associated with the Goo Smoke Shop cleared of hazardous materials and debris.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5537<br />Longitude: -82.9259194444444<br />Tags:
Collected intact compressed gas cylinders of nitrous oxide.<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5537555555556<br />Longitude: -82.9265666666667<br />Tags:
Explosion proof conex box staged on site for securing intact compressed gas cylinders.<br />Date Taken: 3/13/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5536611111111<br />Longitude: -82.9264222222222<br />Tags:
Intact compressed gas cylinders staged within explosion proof conex box.<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5536472222222<br />Longitude: -82.9264222222222<br />Tags:
Intact compressed gas cylinders staged within explosion proof conex box.<br />Date Taken: 3/14/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5536722222222<br />Longitude: -82.9264444444444<br />Tags:
General view of hazardous materials co-mingled with blast debris southern perimeter looking northwest.<br />Date Taken: 3/9/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 42.5527<br />Longitude: -82.9266972222222<br />Tags:

Ongoing fire fighting activities at the site Potentially contaminated debris in the parking lot adjacent to the site Potentially contaminated debris- view of the site facing northwest Staging of intact cylinders recovered from the site General view of Site Explosion debris associated with former site building. Staged compressed gas cylinders. Active firefighting activities concentrating on lingering hot spots Highly flammable can of ultra refined butane. Parking lot immediately adjacent to former Goo Smoke Vape distribution warehouse. Vape-pens/E-cigarettes containing lithium-ion batteries collected from parking lot adjacent to former warehouse. Debris from explosion segregated and stockpiled in parking lot. adjacent from former warehouse. Debris from explosion segregated and stockpiled in parking lot. Blast shrapnel embedded in side of box truck. Parking lot associated with the Goo Smoke Shop cleared of hazardous materials and debris. Collected intact compressed gas cylinders of nitrous oxide. Explosion proof conex box staged on site for securing intact compressed gas cylinders. Intact compressed gas cylinders staged within explosion proof conex box. Intact compressed gas cylinders staged within explosion proof conex box. General view of hazardous materials co-mingled with blast debris southern perimeter looking northwest. General view of hazardous materials co-mingled with blast debris southern perimeter looking north. Western site perimeter containing hazardous materials coo-mingled with blast debris Northern portion of former warehouse looking east. Explosion 'blast holes' through the western wall of the former warehouse (Note intact compressed gas cylinders in foreground). Explosion 'blast holes' and remaining portion of the eastern wall of the warehouse. Ultra-refined butane adsorption unit. Granulated activated carbon vessel used as medium to adsorb ultra-refined butane Can of ultra-refined butane demarcated with spray paint after venting interior contents within adsorption unit. Lithium ion- containing 'devices' EPA contractors processing lithium-ion batteries for transport and off site recycling Inert packing material utilized to create layers of separation between lithium-ion batteries to decrease the potential for a thermal runaway event while batteries are being transported. 55-gallon drum layered with CellBlockEx (fire/heat/smoke/suppressant) 55-gallon drum demarcated with lithium-ion battery PHMSA/DOT shipping requirements. 55-gallon drums of packaged DDR lithium-ion batteries wrapped and on pallet for transportation and recycling. EPA sub-contractors degassing intact N2O compressed gas cylinders (note adiabatic cooling of recently degassed cylinders) EPA sub-contractors in the process of 'devalving' compressed gas cylinders. Degassed and devalved compressed gas cylinders staged prior to being recycled. Air & particulate monitoring station located along NE perimeter. Excavator being utilized within exclusion zone filling 80 yd3 roll-off dumpster with ferrous metal for off-site recycling. Aluminum and steel intact nitrous oxide (N2O) compressed gas cylinders staged within a conex box. EPA contractor conducting dust/particulate control utilizing water suppression method. Example of electronic cigarettes (E-Cig) devices which contain lithium-ion batteries. Example of 'loose' lithium-ion batteries collected from within co-mingled explosion debris. General view of 3 to 5 feet of building debris containing lithium-ion batteries, intact compressed gas cylinders and cans of ultra-refined butane. View of SW perimeter within exclusion zone (Note air & particulate monitoring station in background). Portion of former warehouse wall along SE perimeter of the exclusion zone. View of removal progress along southern perimeter of exclusion zone. Removal progress along eastern perimeter of the exclusion zone. Segregated intact N2O compressed gas cylinders temporarily staged within southern perimeter of exclusion zone. Example of disposable vape pen/e-cigarette that contains nicotine and a lithium-ion battery. Fire damaged 'dukw' boat within southern perimeter. General view of fire and explosion debris within southern perimeter looking NW. General view of fire and explosion debris from SW perimeter looking east Excavator within NE perimeter extracting and segregating metal I-beams from the fire and explosion debris. Temporarily segregated and staged debris pile awaiting final offsite disposal to a construction and demolition (C&D) landfill. General view of southern perimeter looking east. Fixed air and particulate monitoring station outside of exclusion zone within SW perimeter of the site. Excavator being utilized to load out scrap metal for recycling. Front end loader filling segregated C&D waste to disposal truck Example of voluminous co-mingled explosion and fire debris with intact compressed gas cylinders and cans of ultra-refined butane. Nitrous Oxide Canister with international hazard placards Cans of ultra-refined butane that have been segregated from the co-mingled explosion debris. Contrast of removal activities along remnants of vape warehouse western wall looking north. Thousands of intact compressed gas cylinders staged prior to degassing activities.