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At around 2:00 am this morning, Big Tree VFC along with several fire departments were dispatched mutual aide to Newton Abbott Fire Company, Inc. for a working fire in an apartment building on North Street.![]()
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Upon arriving at the scene, fire chiefs from Newton Abbott found heavy fire on the first floor, with flames extending into the second floor and attic. At that time, there were still reports of residents in the building. The chiefs entered the building to perform a search and possible rescues. While attempting a search of the second floor, conditions deteriorated rapidly, causing the two chiefs to declare a mayday and bail out of the second floor to safety. A mayday is declared when a firefighter experiences an emergency while fighting a fire. The most usual occurrences often include when they become trapped/injured and they themselves need rescue. They were evaluated by EMS and found to both be okay. Additionally, all residents of the building also managed to escape, including one resident who jumped from a second floor window. ![]()
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Due to the extreme fire conditions, numerous people potentially trapped, and the maydays declared, the incident quickly rose to a third alarm, bringing in over a dozen fire departments from all over Hamburg, Orchard Park, and West Seneca.![]()
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The building is a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At 5:24 this morning, Big Tree and Blasdell Fire Companies were dispatched along with multiple Town of Hamburg Mutual Aid Companies for a residential structure fire with possible entrapment on Commercial Street in the Village of Blasdell. Heavy smoke could be scene from a mile away. The fire started on the exterior of the residence and extended into the living area. Two handlines were placed in operation to extinguish the fire. One firefighter was transported to a local hospital and was treated for heat exhaustion then was released shortly after being treated. Crews were on scene for about 2.5 hours to overhual the structure and make sure the fire was out.![]()
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Thank you to all companies that came and helped us: Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department Armor Volunteer Fire Company Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Newton Abbott Fire Company, Inc. Scranton Volunteer Fire Company Woodlawn Fire Company AMR Western New York Blasdell Police Department
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