Thursday, March 24, 2011

Engine 22 Handles Vehicle Fire on Route 70

At approx. 1534 hours on March 15, 2011, Cherry Hill Engine 1322's A-Platoon was dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire in the area of the McDonald's on Route 70. Engine 22 arrived on scene in the McDonald's parking lot and found a well-involved fire in the passenger compartment of a late model Audi. The fire was also extending into two wooden clothing donation bins adjacent to the vehicle. The crew of Engine 1322, under the command of Lt. Cranmer, quickly knocked down the fire. The fire extensively damaged the passenger compartment of the vehicle and slightly damaged the exterior of the clothing bins. There were no injuries reported during the incident.