| On Tuesday morning January 6, 2009 the Modena Fire Company was once again dispatched at 0047 to assist the Coatesville Fire Department on yet another working house fire at S. Fifth Ave and Oak Street.
Assistant Chief Tracey responded and was advised by county, police were on scene reporting house fully involved with possible entrapment. Ladder 43 and Engine 41-2 were first to arrive and city crew's deployed hand line front and rear attempting an interior attack. Chief 43 arrived and took command seeing that the fire was advancing rapidly he ordered all personnel out of the structure.
Engine 37-2 arrived and its crew deployed a 2 ½ pre-connected master stream hose line to the front of the structure and started exterior operation once the structure was cleared of personnel. Ladder 43 went in service with its pre-piped master stream together the two master streams knocked the bulk of the fire down.
Crews then were able to get into the structure and open up walls and looking for more fire this task had to be done with caution do to some of the main floors and stairwell burning away.
The fire was placed under control at 0158 with all units working.
Thankfully all residents were able to escape this fire with only minor injuries, those two people were taken to the hospital to be checked.
All Modena units cleared the scene at 0402. |
