fire is still under investigation 06-16-08

FIRE OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A MASSIVE FIRE THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK; THEY SAY THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN ARSON.  FIREFIGHTERS SPENT MOST OF FRIDAY TRYING TO CONTAIN A MASSIVE BLAZE AT THE GREENVILLE RESIDENTIAL CENTER ON ALEXANDER STREET.  A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR FIREMEN WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WAS THAT THERE WAS NO WATER -- FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. EVENTUALLY THEY WERE ABLE TO GET WATER THROUGH TANKERS AND THEY TURNED THE HYDRANTS ON. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND A-T-F WILL BE IN GREENVILLE TOMORROW TO INVESTIGATE. AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE WAS HERE IN GREENVILLE THIS AFTERNOON. BUT HE DECLINED TO COMMENT.  fire chief lee Gordon with the Greenville fire dept told ABC 6 news, "THEY CUT THE WATER OFF TO THE BUILDING AND BY DOING THAT THEY CUT THE HYDRANTS ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S NOT CITY PROPERTY, SO THEY CUT THE HYDRANTS OFF ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF. IT CAUSED US A MINOR PROBLEM."