Hartford 3rd alarm 07-09-10

At 0445 hours the Hartford Fire Department responded to 47 Evergreen Ave. for alarms activated in the building and smoke on floor #3. On arrival of Ladder 5 they reported nothing showing and the building being evacuated. The building was a 3 brick 75' x 100' U shaped. When they made the 3rd floor they had smoke and high heat. Upon further investigation they found a basement fire with extension into the walls. A 3rd alarm with special calls was required to extingush this fire. Mutual aid from East Hartford, West Hartford, Manchester Fire Rescue EMS, New Britain and Uconn (Farmington) covered the Hartford stations. Many more pictures at http://squadfirephotos.smugmug.com and check out the audio of the fire at www.hfdradio.com