On Thursday August 28, 2008 at around 5pm the Woonsocket Fire Department dispatched a first alarm assignment to the area of Summer St. and Winter St. for a reported structural fire. En route, units were advised that fire control was receiving multiple calls reporting a fire. While responding, the on duty deputy chief transmitted a code red advising they had a working fire, as there was a column of smoke visible from a distance. The address of the structure was 241 Summer St. in the city’s north end.
Engine 2 arrived first on scene and reported a well involved 2.5 story wood frame residential dwelling. They encountered heavy fire showing on the 1st floor with the fire rapidly extending to the upper floors. A second alarm was quickly transmitted and companies began an aggressive attack. The fire was advancing rapidly and Woonsocket firefighters began to darken any visible fire from the outside before making entry into the structure. A third alarm was transmitted and in addition to filling the empty city stations, Cumberland Hill’s Engine 41 and air supply unit responded to the scene to assist Woonsocket’s five engines, two ladders, and two rescues already operating.
Once inside firefighters began to extinguish the blaze on all floors using numerous handlines. A ladder company ascended to the roof to begin vertical ventilation. The ladder company reported the roof was starting to feel spongy and crews were reporting fire conditions inside the structure were rapidly deteriorating. Woonsocket’s Fire Chief Ken Finlay ordered crews out of the structure and defensive operations commenced.
When the fire was knocked down from the outside, crews reentered the structure to begin another aggressive attack. The building concealed many pockets of fire and companies located and extinguished the remaining areas involved in this stubborn fire. Multiple attack lines and extensive overhaul were needed to bring this blaze under control. There is no word on any injuries but a cat was rescued from the building and returned to the pet’s owners. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Engine 2 arrived first on scene and reported a well involved 2.5 story wood frame residential dwelling. They encountered heavy fire showing on the 1st floor with the fire rapidly extending to the upper floors. A second alarm was quickly transmitted and companies began an aggressive attack. The fire was advancing rapidly and Woonsocket firefighters began to darken any visible fire from the outside before making entry into the structure. A third alarm was transmitted and in addition to filling the empty city stations, Cumberland Hill’s Engine 41 and air supply unit responded to the scene to assist Woonsocket’s five engines, two ladders, and two rescues already operating.
Once inside firefighters began to extinguish the blaze on all floors using numerous handlines. A ladder company ascended to the roof to begin vertical ventilation. The ladder company reported the roof was starting to feel spongy and crews were reporting fire conditions inside the structure were rapidly deteriorating. Woonsocket’s Fire Chief Ken Finlay ordered crews out of the structure and defensive operations commenced.
When the fire was knocked down from the outside, crews reentered the structure to begin another aggressive attack. The building concealed many pockets of fire and companies located and extinguished the remaining areas involved in this stubborn fire. Multiple attack lines and extensive overhaul were needed to bring this blaze under control. There is no word on any injuries but a cat was rescued from the building and returned to the pet’s owners. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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