Photo courtesey of Daniel P. Creighton/The Mercury
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
Photo Courtesy of Tom Kelly, III
By Deputy Fire Chief Robert Greenwood
January 13, 2008
Stations 34, 77, 53 and 66 responded to a reported house fire with entrapment in the 400 block of Park Ave in Collegeville Boro at 1146 hours.
Callers reported smoke from the house with persons still inside.
Chief 34 and Captian 324 both arrived to find fire showing and confirmed the entrapment. Additional EMS units requested. Two victims were found outside the house and EMS requested both be flown to burn centers.
Interior crews conducted search & rescue along with fire suppression. Search efforts found 2 additional victims. One of them was transported Class 1 and later was pronounced dead. The other child was found dead at the scene by firefighters.
Ladder 77 and 324 units cleared the scene after being released by 34 Command. Station 34 remained on scene along with 77 Fire Police to assist with the investigation.
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