2 Engines & Amblance Assist Coatesville On Building Fire

On Saturday night March 1st, 2008 the Modena Fire Company was dispatched at 2354 hours for two engines and a ambulance to assist the Coatesville Fire Department at 1001 East Chestnut Street in the city on the working building fire.

Coatesville and Thorndale was alerted a short time earlier and arrived with a two story commercial building with fire showing from one of the doors. The building was the size of the entire city block between N.10th and N.11th Avenue. After the bulk of the fire was knocked down crews where unsure of any extension and still had heavy smoke coming from the eves crews had trouble finding the second floor stair well to investigate further. After finding the second floor crews found only a smoke condition no fire.

Engine 37-1 & 2 crews arrived and reported to manpower pull in front of ladder 41.
After the second floor was found command was made aware of a cargo door at street level in the rear. Engine 37-1 was redirected to the rear and went in service with positive pressure ventilation. Engine 37-2's crew assisted the city guy with wrapping up hand lines and electrical equipment. Ambulance 37-1 stood by on scene for firefighter safety as Traffic 37 assisted with fire police.

All Modena units were cleared and returned at 0104 hours