Old Shell Road Commercial Building Fire

6:45 p.m. — Most units have cleared up from the scene, but three apparatuses remain working at this time. Districts 1 and 4, Engines 3, 8, 9, and 23, Trucks 4 and 17, Rehab 1, and Car 80 were initially dispatched. The fire remains under investigation, and all personnel will leave once all hotspots have been extinguished.

5:00 p.m. — Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units were dispatched at about 4:21 p.m. for a report of a commercial building fire near Hurlbert Street and Old Shell Road in Mobile, Alabama, Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Units arrived on scene and saw heavy flames and heavy smoke visible from the back of Waite's Medical & Industrial Cleaners at 2514 Old Shell Road.

They quickly made entry into the building and knocked down the fire. Crews are still on scene at this time and the fire is under investigation. No one was found inside and there are no reports of any injuries.

They are expected to remain on scene until all hotspots are extinguished and the initial scene investigation is completed.