2nd alarm dwelling fire 12/24/16 in New Haven, at 28 Stevens St.
New Haven (CT) firefighters went to work just after midnight Christmas morning for a fire involving two occupied dwellings. First arriving companies from the hill station found heavy fire venting from the second floor and rear of the original fire building. It quickly extended to the number four side exposure, a similar occupied dwelling. A second alarm was transmitted as firefighters attacked both dwellings. Multiple lines were stretched to darken down the heavy fire. Searches proved negative in both structures. The blaze took about an hour to bring under control. One person was transported to the hospital with burns. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Glenn Duda
Christmas morning was a busy one for fire companies in Chicago’s 18th Battalion as they battled 2 still & box alarm fires within hours of each other. The first was in the 6900 block of South Throop and occurred at about 0730 hrs. The second occurred less than a mile from the first, on the 6500 block of South Marshfield. The second fire was dispatched at 1010 hrs. I arrived about 25 minutes in and smoke was still pouring fairly heavily from the roof. The 18th Battalion Chief boxed this fire shortly after arrival, reporting a fire in the basement with fire on the first and moving to the second. The building was a 25 x 60, occupied 2-flat. 4 lines were used, all from Engine 116 which was the only engine flowing water. The box was struck at 1105 hrs. 10 residents were displaced by this incident.
