Massachusetts Firefighters Tackle Vacant Building Fire

    Jan. 5, 2011
      When Fitchburg Engine 4 was dispatched for smoke in the area of on Dec. 19, they arrived to find heaving smoke showing from a vacant building around 10 p.m. Firefighters, under the command of Deputy Chief Paul Vallincourt, pushed hoselines into the two-story building at 19 Chestnut St. Using several handlines, the fire was knocked down and under control in about 30 minutes. One firefighter was treated for a minor eye injury. The cause is undetermined at this time.
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    When Fitchburg Engine 4 was dispatched for smoke in the area of on Dec. 19, they arrived to find heaving smoke showing from a vacant building around 10 p.m.

    Firefighters, under the command of Deputy Chief Paul Vallincourt, pushed hoselines into the two-story building at 19 Chestnut St.

    Using several handlines, the fire was knocked down and under control in about 30 minutes.

    One firefighter was treated for a minor eye injury. The cause is undetermined at this time.

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