On Sunday 07/22/2018 at 19:03 hrs, Taftville was dispatched to a
building fire at 33 Frank St. Members were in the station for a meeting
at the time of the alarm and could see the smoke from the station.
ET-21 and Tower-25 arrived within 2 minutes of the alarm to find fire
involving the breezeway, extending up the rear to the 2nd floor. Attack
lines were deployed and fire suppression began. Due to many factors
such as weather, Poor hydrant pressure, Etc a 2nd alarm was requested by
Chief Jencks, which brought Occum, Yantic, City Eng-2 and Mohegan Tribe
into the scene. Due to this house being located on a hill with little
hydrant pressure. Occum was instructed to lay a supply line from South B
St into the scene and pump the water up the hill. The fire was knocked
down in 20 minutes from time of alarm. One firefighter was treated and
transported for a illness due to weather. The cause in under
investigation.
(Information from Taftville Fire Department)
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