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The Middletown Volunteer Fire Department as well as companies from the surrounding communities of Jefferson, Myersville, Frederick and Fort Detrick responded this morning for the smoke in the house/attic fire at 35 E. Main Street in Middletown, MD.  Companies were on scene for about 1.5 hours.

Here’s the initial dispatch:

MIDDLETOWN/HOUSE / SMOKE 35 E MAIN ST/ E72,E122,RE83,ET204,RE11,A79,RE74,TWR1,TR41,BAT900,SFT900(02)

Here are some photos I took this morning on scene.

Trevor James

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

Middletown Volunteer Fire Department (MD) fights attic fire 1-15-14

Trevor James photo

You can view more of my fire scene and apparatus photos here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/sets

From the CTpost.com:

A fire early Monday led to a building collapse, a water main break and massive excavations that threw the city’s downtown into chaos as businesses were forced to close, traffic was detoured and dozens of residents were displaced. Five people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

… the blaze, destroyed the four-story structure at 434 Howe Ave. Evening temperatures plummeted, freezing some of the thousands of gallons of water that flowed over nearby streets onto the Derby-Shelton bridge after being pumped throughout the day on smoldering debris.

The blaze, which began shortly after midnight, caused the building’s upper levels, which housed 27 families, to collapse atop street-level businesses like Howe Convenient, a florist and a barber shop. Smoke, water and debris damaged the adjoining Liquid Lunch and Joy Lee Chinese restaurants. The building that burned Monday was built in 1880. 

HD video of the fire:  HERE

Photos from Keith Muratori, FIREGROUNDIMAGES.COM

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

4-Alarm fire ravages Shelton CT

Keith Muratori photo

Full gallery of images:  http://www.firegroundimages.com/2014-Incidents/Howe-Ave-4th-Alarm-Shelton-CT

HD aerial drone footage of the aftermath the following day on YouTube:  http://youtu.be/S_86t0qk9ss