Early Morning Fire Damages Vacant Minn. Duplex
Close to 30 firefighters were needed to bring a fire in a vacant duplex in St. Paul under control on Oct. 10.
Engine 4 reported smoke showing from the 2 1/2-story duplex.
Inside, firefighters found fire on all four levels of the the building and stretched four hoseline to contin the fire.
Crews used saws and tools to find fire as it extended through a number of walls and the fire was brought under control by 6 a.m.
Four engines, two ladders, two rescue squads, two medics and two chiefs responded.
Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director
Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.
