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2-alarm fire in Manchester, Ct on 4/12/17 at 0354 hours. Dispatchers started receiving calls from drivers passing by on Interstate 84 reporting smoke from a building. First-due Engine 5 arrived to heavy smoke showing from a 1-story, 75 X 150 package store. Car 22 (shift commander) arrived and struck the 2nd with an additional engine and ladder above the 2nd to the fire. They went defensive right away due to the building construction and amount of smoke/fire. Mutual aid from Manchester 8th District D and East Hartford assisted at the scene.

Patrick Dooley

firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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fire engulfs a commercial business at night

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firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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fire engulfs a commercial business at night

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fire engulfs a commercial business at night

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fire engulfs a commercial business at night

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firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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firefighters battle fire that destroyed a commercial business at night

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firefighters pickup hose after battling a fire

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firefighters pickup hose after battling a fire

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This account is from CBS LosAngeles:

Two people were killed and three others were injured Thursday morning in a suspicious Echo Park apartment fire [that] broke out around 12:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of N. Bonnie Brae Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The 11-unit building was completely engulfed when more than 100 firefighters arrived on scene to find residents jumping out of windows to escape the flames.

Firefighters were forced to use rotary saws to cut through security bars in order to rescue residents.

The blaze, which investigators believe was sparked in a rear unit, was extinguished in 53 minutes.

The bodies of a 20-year-old man and 90-year-old Rosa Aurora Fonsseca were later found inside, officials said.

The man suffered a broken leg after jumping from the second story of the building, while the girl was treated for smoke inhalation. The extent of the firefighter’s injuries was not released. Officials told KCAL9′s Dave Lopez a fourth person may have also been injured.

The cause of the fire was unknown, however, officials believe an accelerant may have been used.

 Nick Colbert

 

LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

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LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

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LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

Nick Colbert photo

LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

Nick Colbert photo

LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

Nick Colbert photo

LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

Nick Colbert photo

LAFD battles Major Emergency Apartment Fire in Echo Park that lams two lives

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Tim Olk and Dorothy Shapiro submitted these images from a late afternoon/early evening 4-11 Alarm fire on Chicago.s north side Friday.  There will be more posts on this fire.

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Dorothy Shapiro photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Dorothy Shapiro photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

Tim Olk photo

massive 4-11 alarm fire destroys stores on Chicago's north side

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Since we have a short gap in recent fire submissions, I thought I’d share this fire from a trip to Camden, NJ in April of 2009. I was spending the night tour with Camden’s Rescue Squad. Sometime after midnight, tones went out for fire in a vacant row house with occupied units on either side at 830 State Street. First arriving units reported a header and we knew we ‘d have a decent job. The fire was upgraded to a 2nd alarm.

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night

The view as we approached the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night

The view looked much more dramatic from a distance since the bulk of the fire was in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night

Two of Camden’s Seagrave engines in the street as lines are pulled. Larry Shapiro photo

The involved unit had been boarded up tight which slowed the companies down briefly. Fire was in the rear, the first floor, and had traveled up to the second floor by the time we arrived. Coming down the street, we saw big flames, but as we walked up to the building, the fire that was through the roof in the rear became hard to see.

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

A fireman works on the plywood covers as the line is readied for entry. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

A line is readied in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

The line in front is adjusted. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden Seagrave Aerialscope

Camden Tower Ladder 3, a Seagrave Aerialscope. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

The first line is about to enter the vacant unit. Larry Shapiro photo

There was pretty good fire burning in the rear, and the 2nd-alarm engine was assigned that position. After attempting an aggressive interior attack, companies were eventually ordered out of the building and they went defensive. This fire was during a time when the city was not approving any overtime, so if manpower was below the minimums, units were shuttered for the shift. As a result, it was common to see suburban companies on the 2nd alarm, or even the box if units were busy on other alarms. None of the mutual aid companies were not put to work at this job. There were no injuries.

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

A supply line is prepared for Truck 3. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

The accountability board. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

Firemen work on the upper roof as another fireman pulls facia from the lower roof. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

Working from below, a fireman works to expose hidden fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

A section of the roof is pulled free. Larry Shapiro photo

Camden firemen battle 2-alarm fire at night in vacant row house

As fire took control of the second floor the attack went defensive. Larry Shapiro photo

There are more images from this fire in a gallery.

Tom Carmody submitted this fire in Pawtucket, RI that went to 3 alarms.

Pawtucket, RI firefighters responded to Dudley Street for a house fire. On arrival, fire was showing from the second floor of an occupied three decker.  Everyone had made it out prior to the arrival of the fire department.  Numerous lines were stretched but interior crews found fire everywhere that they opened up and the fire eventually made its way up through the roof.  Two ladder pipes knocked the fire down before companies went back in and overhauled.

Tom Carmody

 

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

Pawtucket firefighters battle large house fire

Tom Carmody photo

 

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