Firefighters Still At Syracuse Street Fire In Milford
It didn’t take long for the fire to expand its wrath.
By Deb Patterson
InkFreeNews
MILFORD — Firefighters from Milford, New Paris, Plain Township and Turkey Creek Fire Territory remain at the scene of a building fire at 203 E. Syracuse St., Milford.
Multi-colored smoke billows from the building.
An excavator is being brought in to collapse the brick building.
Milford Fire Department received the call at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 10.
Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the building when firefighters arrived. A full assist was called from the three surrounding fire departments.
Two fire hydrants were utilized to supply trucks with necessary water. One hydrant was at the corner of Syracuse and James streets, across from the fire. The other hydrant was approximately 1,000 feet away at James and Williams streets.
The fire did cause the building’s roof to collapse.
Workers, who were inside the building when the fire was reported, were seen quickly trying to salvage products and equipment. Some items were salvaged.
Initial reports is the building, listed as being owned by Eric J. and Marcia A. Bechtel, contained fiberglas.
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- Flames and heavy smoke greeted firefighters when they arrived.
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- Firefighters begin to battle the blaze.
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- Firefighters quickly lay hose to the scene.
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- Prior to firefighters arriving at the scene, workers scurried to save some material sand equipment.
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- Materials salvaged by workers.
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- The front portion of the roof collapsed while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, while fire continued to burn in the back portion.
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- Turkey Creek Fire Territory Chief Mickey Scott and Milford Assistant Chief Brian Haines confer about the fire.
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- Lee Gardner monitors the controls of Turkey Creek Fire Territory’s ladder truck.
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- Amidst the black smoke, flames could be seen billowing from the roof.
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- Turkey Creek Fire Territory’s Ladder truck was used to help battle the fire from above.
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- A firefighter with Turkey Creek Fire Territory works to set up the ladder truck.
