New Jersey Crews Respond to Building Fire

May 4, 2009
There were no injuries.

On April 6 at 11:40 p.m., Hammonton, N.J. crews were dispatched for a building fire at 700 Reading Ave. in Atlantic County.

Command reported a 150 x 50 warehouse with heavy fire showing.

Companies began arriving and setting up for defensive operations. Special calls were made for tanker task force.

Crews went in to operation with multiple 2 1/2- inch hand lines and ladder pipes. Second and third alarms were dispatched for additional manpower and tankers.

Mutual aid tankers were called from Camden and Gloucester counties.

The building contained a pool manufacturing plant.

No injuries were reported on the fire ground.

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