Twelve Departments Respond to Pennsylvania Fire

Oct. 14, 2012

On Oct. 2 a three-alarm fire, caused on an electrical malfunction, burned through a business in Bird In Hand.

Bird In Hand Fire Company crews found heavy smoke and fire showing from B&B Structures, a 60- by 300-foot structure on Gibbons Road.

Since this is a non-hydrant area, tankers from 12 area departments where called to the scene.

A total of three alarms were sounded, brining a total of 10 engines, eight tankers, one tanker and one quint responded to the fire.

Crews remained on scene for five hours.

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