Home»Fire Incidents»2009 Incidents»Working Fire Worcester, MA Box 4-19 59 King Street March 30, 2009

Worcester Fire Alarm dispatched companies to Box 04-19 for 59 King Street just after 1230 in the afternoon on a wet Monday on March 30, 2009. Engine 2 arrived to find smoke showing from the A-D corner of a vacant 40x60 2sty wdfm dwelling. Firefighters stretched a 1.75" handline through the front door to start the fire attack. A second 1.75" hand line was dragged in for back-up. Companies found fire on the second floor A-D corner in a closet that had extended slightly to the main room. Ladder 3 opened the windows on side 1 floor #2 and then made the roof to open if needed. The fire investigation unit was requested to the scene due to the nature of this fire. The scene was placed under control in roughly 30 minutes.