Three firefighters taken to hospital after building fire in SA
Three firefighters were taken to hospital with heat exhaustion after a fierce fire engulfed a building south-west of Adelaide last night.
A former carer support building caught alight in Glandore quickly engulfing the building and surrounding trees.
Fire crews attended a major building fire in Glandore, South Australia. 9News
"It was just soul-breaking to see this place being gutted as it was," the building's owner, Davod Carver, said.
Neighbours called emergency services at 7:30pm yesterday with emergency crews rushing to the scene. Poor water pressure made firefighters' battle harder.
Traffic was brought to a standstill while nearby residents were urged to stay inside.
The building was formerly used for carer support was completely engulfed by the blaze. 9News
The owner said the it was "soul-breaking" to see the building burn. 9News
"It was amazing how much smoke there was ... it covered the whole oval here and the whole area," neighbour Angus Hyde said.
"The intensity of the fire was significant, and the water supply was inadequate", Commander of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Wyane Trezise said.
Flames could be seen hundreds of metres from the blaze and traffic was brought to a stand still. 9News
Carer support staff are now working to find a temporary office and say they'll be back open on Monday.
Investigators are unsure how the blaze started.
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