Two Alarm House Fire

"C" Shift  April 27, 2004 08:49 hrs.

1034 Richards Avenue

First Alarm: Engine 1, Engine 3, Ladder 3, Rescue 2, Car 1, Car 2, Car 3

Second Alarm: Lebanon FD Engine 1 & Rescue 1, Johnson Creek FD Engine 1 Squad 8

Photo by Henry Butts
R.I.T. crew in position during initial interior attack.
Photo taken by Sarah Butts
Watertown Ladder Company 3 arriving on the scene.
Photo taken by Sarah Butts
Second interior attack line now in operation. R.I.T. crew stands by.
Smoke pours from the rear of the structure.
Fire in the basement has burned through kitchen floor. Crews evacuated the house and defensive attack begins.  Fire vents through window in kitchen area.
Crew from Ladder Company 3 vents second floor.
Crews from Engine 3 begin removing fence to gain access to rear of house.
Defensive attack continues.
Photo taken by Sarah Butts
Smoke pours from second floor as defensive attack continues.
Photo taken by Henry Butts
Operations Officer monitors progress of defensive attack.
Fire vents from second floor on the rear of the house. Firefighters remove fencing to gain access.
Fence has been removed so lines can be repositioned. Fire continues to vent from second floor

All photos by John Hart, Watertown Daily Times Photographer unless noted

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