Our plan was to open one lane so ambulance and fire trucks could get through. We had a lot of people out there during the storm, when it was extremely dangerous, making sure this happened.

This is a large, fast-moving fire that already has caused at least $1 million in damage, ... More than 600 men and women have been fighting it ... and now we need to give them help urgently.

The insurance companies hold our feet to the fire to make sure we are complying with all codes,

Then we went inside to chase the fire. We pulled down ceilings and walls to check the extension of the fire.

It was really on fire by now, and those guys just left me in the car burning. We can laugh about it now, but I couldn't see anything.

The investigation is continuing to determine whether Mortensen played any role whatsoever in the fire,