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Bus Fire in Columbia
October 22, 2024 | CONNECTICUT
RYAN FLAHERTY, Correspondent
Photo by NLC Fire WireEngine 105 arrived to a well involved bus and prevented it from spreading into the woods.
Photo by NLC Fire Wire
Photo by NLC Fire WireTanker 105 nursing Engine 105.
Photo by NLC Fire WireEngine 105 knocking some fire just before the magnesium reacted.
Photo by NLC Fire Wire
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
At 7:19pm on Tuesday, 10/22/2024 the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to the area of 65 Route 6 for a school bus fire. Car 5 arrived at 7:25 reporting a fully involved bus that was also spreading to some brush.
Engine 105 arrived and stretched a 1.75” hose line. Tanker 105 nursed the first due engine while Engine 205 provided manpower. The Columbia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
RYAN FLAHERTYCorrespondent
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