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More images from Lebanon, IN on July 17, 2009

firemen ventilating corrugated roof

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen ventilating corrugated roof

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen ventilating corrugated roof

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen ventilating corrugated roof

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman pulling hose at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Spartan fire engine at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Rosenbauer America ladder truck at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

 

04-01-2014:

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units responded to a building fire at the Shady Grove/Rockville Apartment Complex in Rockville, MD yesterday morning at approx 4:15 a.m.  The fire eventually went to three alarms.  I arrived to take photos late and missed the brunt of the fire, though crews were still dousing hot spots from tower ladders and working on extensive overhaul.

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tower ladder working after apartment fire

Trevor James photo

Montgomery Country fire engine

Trevor James photo

Shady Grove apartment complex fire

Trevor James photo

Shady Grove apartment complex fire

Trevor James photo

Shady Grove apartment complex fire

Trevor James photo

Montgomery Country fire engine

Trevor James photo

large diameter fire hose lines in the street

Trevor James photo

female firefighter at fire hydrant

Trevor James photo

Montgomery Country fire engine

Trevor James photo

Shady Grove apartment complex fire

Trevor James photo

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I happened upon this fire while driving through Indiana with my wife several years ago. My wife was driving and I spotted the header just off I65 north of Indianapolis, and though she wasn’t thrilled, she pulled off the highway and we found the fire.

I jumped out and started shooting. I don’t have much information about the fire. This is from the Lebanon Reporter:

Fire at Commercial Air

Firefighters from Center and Lebanon fire departments work to reach the attic of the Commercial Air Inc. storage building at 1201 Ransdell Court Friday. There were no known injuries. At press time, arson investigators were beginning to sift through the debris, searching for the cause of the 8:30 p.m. fire. The fire was declared under control about an hour later. The blaze was reported by a Center Township engine that had just been dispatched to a serious personal injury accident at the 138 mile marker of Interstate 65, just south of Lebanon. Further details were unavailable at press time.

fire scene photo

The scene as I arrived. Larry Shapiro photo

fire trucks at fire scene

Apparatus placement in front of the building. There was no acces to the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman with hose and smoke

A firefighter directing a line into the building. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman with hose and smoke

A wider view showing the line at the door with fire overhead and a partial roof collapse. Larry Shapiro photo

fire scene with fire trucks

Fire is visible along the ridge line of the corrugated building. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman pulling hose

Pulling a line off the quint. Larry Shapiro photo