Massachusetts Firefighters Tackle Vacant Building Fire

  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.
Jan. 5, 2011
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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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