| On Thursday evening at 9:59 p.m., East Brandywine Fire Company volunteers were dispatched as part of a mutual aid assignment to Martingale Circle in East Fallowfield for a reported house fire, assisting the Modena Fire Company.
Rescue 49 and Utility 49 responded to the scene along with Battalion 49. Crews from Ladder 41, Engine 37, and Engine 38 arrived as well, accompanied by Battalion 37 and Captain 37, who reported smoke visible from the garage area. Battalion 49 and Firefighter D. Ashbee from Company 49 advanced a hose line from Engine 37, made entry into the home, and began searching for the source of the fire. Meanwhile, crews from Ladder 41 and Engine 38 assisted with opening up walls and conducting additional searches.
Firefighters located the fire in the attached garage and were able to quickly contain it, preventing it from spreading beyond the garage. Only minor smoke damage was reported in other parts of the house.
The crews from Rescue 49 and Utility 49 remained on scene in a standby capacity and were eventually released by command. The fire was placed under control at 10:38 p.m.
Firefighters from Modena, Coatesville, Thorndale, Westwood, Keystone Valley, Sadsburyville, West Bradford, East Brandywine, Honey Brook and Wagontown were on scene. |
