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Published August 07, 2010, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: AmeriPride fire


Two firefighters open a hole in the roof of the AmeriPride building Saturday to release superheated gases from the building. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

  • Two firefighters open a hole in the roof of the AmeriPride building Saturday to release superheated gases from the building. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighters carries gear to the roof of the AmeriPride building. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighter uses an ax to break through the roof on the AmeriPride building. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighter (right) searches for hot spots with a heat-detecting device. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighter enters the AmeriPride building through a hole cut in an overhead door. When firefighters first entered the building they did so through relatively small openings so as to prevent too much fresh air from reaching superheated gases in the building, which could cause an explosive backdraft. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Firefighters from the Air National Guard and the Duluth Fire Department inside the AmeriPride building Saturday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • One of several AmeriPride delivery trucks that was in the building is driven out after Saturday’s fire was brought under control. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A Duluth firefighter in turnout gear drives an AmeriPride truck away from the fire scene. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A Duluth firefighter walks past a smoke-grimed AmeriPride truck after driving it out of the company’s Duluth service center. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighter swaps an empty air bottle for a full one for a firefighter gripping a bottle of water. The heat of Saturday’s fire created additional stresses on firefighters. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A Duluth firefighter who complained of chest pain at Saturday’s fire scene is wheeled to a Gold Cross ambulance. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A group of firefighters rest in the shade after battling a blaze at AmeriPride. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)