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3-Alarm Fire Damages 4 Trenton Homes

Video Credit: CBS 3 Philly - Duration: 01:44s - Published
3-Alarm Fire Damages 4 Trenton HomesCrystal Cranmore has the latest.

THIS AREA.JIM, OVER TO YOU.THANK YOU, CHANDLER,BREAKING OVERNIGHT FOUR HOMESGO UP IN FLAMES IN A TRENTONNEIGHBORHOOD.AND IT WENT TO THREE ALARMSBEFORE FIREFIGHTERS BROUGHT ITUNDER CONTROL.CRYSTAL CRANMORE IS LIVE NEARTHE SCENE THERE THIS MORNING,WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS,CRYSTAL?GOOD MORNING, WELL,AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYINGTO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS WASA SUSPICIOUS FIRE.NOW, IF YOU TAKE LOOK BEHINDME, CREWS ARE STILL HERE, ONSCENE, THEY JUST GOT DONESECURING THE AREA.NOW FROM WHERE I'M STANDING,THE SET OF BUILDINGS HERE INFRONT OF ME SUFFERED SOMEHEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE ON THEOUTSIDE.AND YOU CAN SEE THERE, THEWINDOWS BLOWN OUT.NOW WAS THE SCENE EARLIER,CELL PHONE VIDEO CAPTUREDINTENSE FLAMES, AND HEAVYSMOKE COMING FROM FOUR HOMESON THE 400 BLOCK EVERYBRUNSWICK AVENUE HERE INTRENTON.THE CALLS POURED IN LITTLEAFTER 11:00 SUNDAY NIGHT.AUTHORITIES SAY THE FOUR HOMESWERE VACANT, NOW, TWO OTHERNEARBY HOMES WERE ALSO EXPOSETODAY SMOKE AND WATER, WE ARETOLD, THEY ARE OCCUPIED.NOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYINGPUT OUT THE BLAZE, OFFICERSARRESTED TWO MEN, WE ARE TOLD,THEY WERE CLAIMING TO BEFIREFIGHTERS AND WOULD NOTLEAVE THE SCENE.OFFICIALS DO NOT THINK THEY'RECONNECTED TO THE FIRE.NOW, IT TOOK CREWS ABOUT ANHOUR AND A HALF TO CONTROL THEFLAMES.HERE IS THE FIRE CHIEFSTALKING ABOUT HOW THIS WASCITY-WIDE EFFORT.TAKE A LISTEN.WE HAD THREE ALARMS, 42PERSONNEL, 11 PIECES OFEQUIPMENT.SO THAT'S THE WHOLE CITY OFTRENTON RESPONDED TO THE FIRE.NOW, WE KNOW FROMAUTHORITIES, THAT ONEFIREFIGHTER SUFFERED MINORINJURIES.NO OTHER INJURIES WEREREPORTED.NOW, IN TERMS OF THE PEOPLEWHO OCCUPIED THE THESE HOMES,IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLEMIGHT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BUTTHE RED CROSS WAS CALLED TOTHE SCENE.




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