CHFD Responds To Transformer Fire

On Tuesday June 26, 2007 , firefighters responded to the report of a transformer fire in the 200 block of Provincetown Road. An electrical transformer was burning on top of a pole with exposure to the primary 240 volt line. Crews temporarily evacuated the residents on either side of the pole until PSEG crews were able to cut the power and fire was extinguished. Some residents were out of power for an unknown amount of time until PSEG could replace the transformer. No injuries were reported.

CHFD Hazardous Materials Unit Special Called to Gloucester City Fire

On Tuesday June 26, 2007 just after 1:00PM, CHFD Hazardous Materials Unit was special called to Gloucester City for a fire in a former chemical plant at 751 Water Street. Initial calls reported a fire in the closed warehouse involving chemical tanks being dismantled for disposal. Working with Gloucester City's Hazardous material team, crews had to deal with extreme heat and humidity while extinguishing the fire. Due to the type of chemical, crews had to use special dry chemical extinguishing agents to put out the fire instead of water. The extreme heat prompted a request for CHFD's Rehab unit to replenish much needed fluids and a NJ Transit air-conditioned bus to cool firefighters. The fire was extinguished by around 3:ooPM. Crews from Mt. Emphraim and Westville also assisted in the operation. There were no reported injuries.

CHFD Handles Crash in Kingston

At just 8:30 AM, Firefighters and EMTs responded to a reported motor vehicle accident at Tampa & Edgemoor Avenues, in the Kingston neighborhood. Crews on location reported two vehicles collided at an intersection with a 20 passenger bus overturned on it's side. Additionally, the accident sheared off a utility pole, bringing live "primary" wires and a transformer down in this quiet neighborhood. Crews secured both vehicles, freed the driver of the bus and transported her to a local hospital. CHFD's Hazardous Materials team was dispatched as a precaution to check into the possibility of vehicle fluids entering the storm drain system. Cherry Hill Police stood by until Public Service arrived to replace the pole and restore utilities. They are also investigating the cause of the crash. Pictures by T. McGovern.

CHFD Firefighters and EMTs at one vehicle accident on Haddonfield Road

One ladder company and one ambulance responded to a reported car into a utility pole in the 800 block of Haddonfield Road. Firefighters arrived and reported one car in the middle of the southbound lanes with one victim still in the car. Firefighters and EMTs removed the patient, secured the car's battery and a small amount of fluids, and transported the patient to Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Cherry Hill. The accident is under investigation by Cherry Hill Police.