On Saturday, January 26, at about 5:30 PM, Cherry Hill Firefighters responded to a reported house fire on Franklin Ave., in the Woodland neighborhood. Reports from dispatchers indicated that there may be trapped occupants still in the house. The first arriving engine company found the house almost entirely involved with fire and a heavy smoke condition. The engine company advanced a hose line to extinguish the fire, while additional arriving firefighters advanced another hose line to back up the first, and search for the report of trap occupants.
The firefighters on scene quickly extinguished the fire and conducted an extensive search from inside the home. No occupants were found inside the home. The reported trapped occupants were in fact, out of the house and were later accounted for. Within 15 minutes of firefighters arriving, the the fire was placed under control. Pictures courtesy of Steve Skipton/Debbie Fortunato.
