Building Collapse In The Borough

 
By News Desk
February 15, 2010
 

At 17:40hrs, Deputy 4 (C. Gastwirth) was driving through the intersection of Bridge Street and Old Lincoln Highway when he noticed that the back half of a local auto garage had collapsed in. The Fire Company was dispatched to the intersection for the Building Collapse. Ladder 4 (G. Zarcone) arrived onscene and performed a walk-around of the building and established a collapse zone. It was determined that the building was unoccupied and that there were no reported injuries. Units remained onscene until the owner, Codes Enforcement, Borough Fire Marshal, and PECO arrived. All units cleared the scene by 19:17hrs.

Units onscene: Chief 4, Deputy 4, Assistant 4, Assistant 4A, Ladder 4, Engine 4-5, Ambulance 4-2/4-1, Medic 4-1/4-2, Medical Director Dr. Ed Dickinson.