Fire hits Apple's Cupertino campus
updated 09:10 am EDT, Wed August 13, 2008
Fire hits Apple campus
Fire struck Apple's main campus in Cupertino, California late Tuesday night, writes The Mercury News. The blaze is said to have erupted at Valley Green Six, 20605 Valley Green Drive, and produced a heavy amount of smoke, earning a three-alarm rating and more than 60 firefighters. Emergency crews from as far away as San Jose, Santa Clara and Los Altos arrived at the scene, while Apple workers took photos with their iPhones.
The fire was first reported by Apple employees around 10PM Pacific time, who suspected that it started on the roof, due to the smoke in the vicinity. The deputy chief for Santa Clara County Fire, however, has suggested that it actually began in an air conditioner on the second floor. It was finally contained around 12:30AM, but while there are no reports of injuries, the amount of property damage inflicted is unknown.
where was Ballmer
08/13, 09:22am reply
on Tuesday night?
climacs
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Apple to file lawsuit...
08/13, 09:28am reply
I wonder if the firefighters had to sign an NDA before they were allowed to go in to the building to extinguish the fire?
djcobb44
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Uh oh,
08/13, 09:56am reply
There goes the Powerbook G5 which was supposed to be released next Tuesday.
Seriously though, hopefully no one was hurt and not too much damage was done.
gudin
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re: uh oh
08/13, 10:12am reply
Maybe it was the Powerbook G5 that started the fire... bet they are still having issues with cooling!
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I also hope no one was hurt in the fire (employees and firefighters)
FastAMX79
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not again
08/13, 10:33am reply
someone left their power book 5300 on…
addisonx
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Whatever they're working
08/13, 10:43am reply
Whatever they're working on in there must be hot!
Monde
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um...
08/13, 11:35am reply
Here's an odd phrase: "earning a three-alarm rating." It kind of sounds like you would be encouraging an arsonist. Not the best idea, perhaps?How about "reaching a three-alarm rating."
danviento
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Development of
08/13, 11:54am reply
the new iLighter will stop until new facilities can be secured...
Who left the fire on under the cauldron all night?!! Last one out, turn off the cauldron!
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Backup
08/13, 12:19pm reply
I hoped they had everything backed up!
dmsimmer
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Management
08/13, 12:21pm reply
'And that's what happened to the last mobile me developers'
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