Norwich Basement Fire Contained
Photo by Ryan FlahertyNorwich's Engine 3 and Truck 1 set up in the front.
Photo by Ryan FlahertyEngine 52 laid in the supply line to Engine 3.
Photo by Ryan FlahertyFirefighters Brendan Johnson and Tyler Rokowski masking up at the front door.
Photo by Ryan FlahertyFirefighter Krukoff on the roof waiting to see if it needed to be opened.
Photo by Ryan FlahertyTruck 1
Photo by Ryan FlahertyDelta Side
Photo by Ryan FlahertyNorwich Chief Wilson with Battalion Chief Patrick Curtin, Yantic Assistant Chief Paul O'Connell, FFs Flaherty & Leary.
Photo by Ryan FlahertyYantic and Taftville Firefighters staged at the command post.
On Wednesday, April 2nd at 10:26 am the East Great Plain Fire Department with Norwich’s Engine 3, Truck 1 and Battalion 1 were dispatched to 742 West Thames Street for smoke coming from the roofline. Battalion 1 arrived at 10:30 with smoke showing from the eaves and gable vent on a 1.5 story wood frame single family residence.
Engine 3 arrived next and stretched a 1.75” hose line through the rear door and into the basement. Engine 52 laid in from a hydrant by Scranton Chevrolet and established the water supply for Engine 3. Truck 1 positioned in the front and two of their members searched while the driver flew the bucket to the roof. Squad A stretched an 1.75” hose line through the front door and checked the attic for extension.
Crews found a fire in the basement that had broken a water pipe which essentially acted like a sprinkler system and kept the fire in check. Companies worked together checking for extension and performing ventilation. ET-51 set up on the hydrant and pumped it.
The working fire assignment brought two engines from Yantic and the Mohegan Tribal FAST. Ladder 5 is out of service so Taftville’s Tower 25 was started. Norwich Police shut down Route 32 and Norwich Public Utilities also assisted on scene. The Norwich Fire Marshal's Office is investigating.
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