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House fire- East 6th street
Sunday, April 27, 2014

At approx. 0237 AM the LFD was alerted for a fire nature unknown at the Laurel middle school. Shortly after dispatch the call was re-alerted and upgraded to a working structure fire, in the area of 213 thru 550 east 6^thstreet. The upgraded alarm added station 74 (Delmar) and station 14 (Sharptown). Fire Chief Keith LeCates responded in command 81, and arrived on scene to find a working fire in a 2 ½ story wood frame structure. E 81-4 arrives and is directed to drop a 5 inch supply line at the hydrant, and pull past the structure leaving room for a truck company. E 81-3 arrives and stages at the hydrant. E 74-3 arrives and crew assists Laurel firefighters with fire suppression. Truck 14 arrives and sets up on the A & D corner of the structure. E 1404 arrives and lays an additional 5 inch line to supply their truck. Tower 81 arrives and sets up on the A & B corner. Additional companies were called into the scene to provide manpower for the extensive operation from station 71 (Blades) and station 77 (Georgetown). Station 79 (Gumboro) provided a stand-by in Laurel for the duration of this incident. Firefighters worked for approx. 3 hours to bring the incident under control. Despite their efforts the House was a total loss and is under investigation by the Fire Marshalls office as possible Arson.

Thanks to all the Departments for their assistance and Gumboro for providing a stand-by crew.