| On Saturday Evening January 24 2009 the Modena Fire Company was dispatched just before midnight along with the Thorndale and Wagontown Fire Companies to assist the City Of Coatesville on multiple dwelling fire in the 300 block of Fleetwood Street.
City apparatus arrived on scene reporting multiple structure well involved in the middle of the row. Chester County Fire Radio was told to strike a second and third alarm.
Engine 37-2 with a crew of six arrived and went in service starting to open up the attached structure's that where quickly being overcome by the fire. Crew from multiple company's worked on the roofs of the homes make multiple trench cuts trying to stop the fire from spreading.
Engine 37-1 arrived at the rear of the structure lying the first supply line to the rear from 3rd and Chestnut. Multiple hand lines were placed into service including a 2 1/2 attack line with a blitz fire gun was placed at the rear of the initial fire structure and flowed for over 2 hours trying to knock the fire down in the rear. Engine 37-1 also supplied Tac 34 that also had hand lines in service at the rear of the structures.
All in all 8 Alarm where struck and over 25 different fire company's battled the blaze into the early morning hours that overcome 15 homes. Stand bye company's where brought into the city and surround station from Lancaster and Delaware County's. This fire makes the 14th arson fire that the city and surrounding companies have battles since January 1st. |
