"We were all frantic, like, we need to get out of here… The fire alarm didn't go off yet," Caceres said.
"I was already instantly scared because it's like fire, I know what type of products are in there. Everything is super hazardous in there. There are a lot of flammable products, a lot of it on the box say flammable. So, to me, it was already like a red flag," Caceres said.About three dozen employees, by Caceres' estimate, made their way to the parking lot on one side of the facility. At this time, all they could see was the growing column of black smoke above the building.
"I felt trapped, like there was nowhere for us to go," Caceres said.
"I did express to them, 'Why did you guys hold us in here?' The fire is active, and it was super hot and we were exposed to the smoke," Caceres said. "I feel like they should have evacuated us immediately."
"I could hear things popping, things exploding, glass breaking," said Caceres, describing what it was like being told employees couldn't leave the premises.
"This is a [multi-billion dollar] company. They could take care of us a little bit better," Caceres said. In the days following the fire, Medline Industries has put out guidance for employees, including how to retrieve vehicles left on the property. Thursday afternoon, CBS News Sacramento was on site as multiple employees attempted to pick up their cars, now parked outside of the warehouse fence line. More information has been revealed about the initial fire response, including that the private fire suppression system failed.
Fire crews attempted to use fire hydrants within the facility, but noted that they lacked adequate pressure.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health says that it is looking into the fire as part of an inspection opened just three days before the fire.
Meanwhile, Caceres says they do not feel safe to go back to work: "I still am scared. I have really bad anxiety. I feel like everywhere I go, I'm wondering, 'Where is the nearest emergency exit? Are there fire sprinklers? What if there is a fire?' "Caceres said they are speaking out with these concerns and questions as a way to get answers from Medline Industries and highlight some of the gaps in the company's emergency response, so this doesn't happen again. CBS News Sacramento reached out to Medline Industries and did not hear back.
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