• Date/Time:
  Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8:55 pm
• Address:
  300 Blk of Second St
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  Lancaster, PA
• Submitter:
  PhillyFireNews Staff

Engine 84 enroute with Chief 8 on the scene confirming a working fire in a 2-1/2 story M/O/R. The 84 Engine arrived first taking the hydrant at 3rd and Maple Streets securing their own water supply. The 84 Engine crew split advancing two 2" CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) lines into the building of origin. Visible fire was knocked down but balloon construction had allowed the fire to extend into the attic and into the common voids of the other 3 row homes. Command 8 recognized the spreading fire and had the 2nd alarm dispatched. Engine 87 was next arriving unit with the 84 Rescue arriving behind them. The 84 Rescue crew pulled back up handlines to support the 84 Engine. Truck crews from Columbia and Mount Joy arrived and completed the roof operations making multiple openings. Second alarm Companies started to arrive and went into the exposure buildings and started to open up the void spaces to control the extending fires. All the crews working together had the fire under control in 3 hours. The 84 units remained on the scene until 0247 Hours for overhaul and investigation.