Assist Modena at Sealed Air Corporation Working Fire

On Friday evening at 6:51 p.m., EBFC was dispatched to assist the Modena Fire Company, along with other mutual aid departments, for a reported building fire on Meredith Court in Modena Borough. Initial reports described a fire between the first and second floors of the Sealed Air Corporation building. Rescue 49 and Engine 49-1 responded with sixteen members.

Chief 37 arrived first and confirmed there was an active fire inside the building. Crews from Modena, Coatesville, Thorndale, and several other departments arrived and deployed multiple hoselines to the first and second floors, quickly applying water to the fire. The blaze involved the company’s industrial dryers used for paper products, and items had caught fire between the first and second floors. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control swiftly and worked to clear smoke from the building.

Rescue 49 and Engine 49-1 crews remained on scene as the Rapid Intervention Team and cleared after approximately ninety minutes.