CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Fire crews from Cheyenne Fire Rescue contained a structure fire at the Historic Pumphouse after the building’s roof partially collapsed Saturday night.
Engine 1 arrived at 1504 Dillon Ave. within three minutes of the 9:29 p.m. dispatch notice and found fire coming from the roof. Firefighters shifted to a defensive operation due to the building’s age, physical condition and the partial collapse of the roof.
The response initially drew 19 firefighters from Cheyenne Fire Rescue. Additional personnel and resources deployed to the scene from Laramie County Fire District 1, the Wyoming Air National Guard Crash Rescue, and Laramie County Fire Authority.
The fire did not spread past the structure. Authorities closed Ames Avenue from Parsley Boulevard to West Lincolnway for several hours while crews worked on scene, reopening the surrounding roadways after controlling the incident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The building sits near a section of the city infrastructure targeted for municipal development. The Cheyenne City Council in late April approved a $650,000 land purchase along Reed Avenue and West 16th Street to establish a central storage site for the compliance department and expand the Greater Cheyenne Greenway. In February, the council approved a $198,903 contract with TDSi to design and renovate the pumphouse to serve as the new base for the city’s Clean and Safe program.