Early Saturday morning Catasauqua Fire-Department is dispatched for a working dwelling fire that was called in by police on patrol. Units went responding and requested a 2nd alarm bringing in mutual aid units to assist, crews found a 2.5 story single family home with heavy fire from the first floor rear and racing up to the outside to the roof. Crews immediately put multiple lines in service and the truck company went to the roof to open up the dwelling. Crews had the fire knocked down in a little over an hour but remained on scene for several hours longer for overhaul and investigation. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries and two civilians were alerted and helped out by Police.....
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Catasauqua 2nd Alarm House Fire
Early Saturday morning Catasauqua Fire-Department is dispatched for a working dwelling fire that was called in by police on patrol. Units went responding and requested a 2nd alarm bringing in mutual aid units to assist, crews found a 2.5 story single family home with heavy fire from the first floor rear and racing up to the outside to the roof. Crews immediately put multiple lines in service and the truck company went to the roof to open up the dwelling. Crews had the fire knocked down in a little over an hour but remained on scene for several hours longer for overhaul and investigation. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries and two civilians were alerted and helped out by Police.....
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