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At approximately 02:40 Allentown transmitted box 3162 for a house fire with the address of 1108 ½ Catasauqua Avenue sending Engines 6, 9, 4, Truck 2, Bn 43 and Engine 13 as the F.A.S.T. company.
Enroute, Fire Dispatch advised the companies Police were on location reporting a fire. Engine 6 went on location and reported smoke in the rear of a 3-story Middle of Row. They positioned in front of the fire address and Truck 2 positioned behind them.
Police also advised that there are live power lines down in the back. Battalion 43 arrives shortly after 6 and takes command. Engine 6 stretches a hand line into the fire address and starts to put water on the fire located to the rear of the dwelling. Engine 6 takes the hydrant at Catasauqua & Dale for a water supply.
Engine 13 went in-service as the 2nd due engine and Engine 4 became the F.A.S.T. company.
Engine 4 goes into the 'B' exposure (1108) and reports that they have fire extension on all floors and calls for an additional hand line. Battalion 43 requests another company be assigned the F.A.S.T. and Fire Dispatch gives Engine 14 that assignment.
Engine 9 dropped a supply line down the alley to the rear of the fire building and stretched a hand line to the back of the fire buildings.
Within 10 minutes, 43 strikes the 2nd alarm, sending in Engine 10. He orders 10 to bring a water supply from the next intersection north of the fire on Catasauqua Avenue & Lincoln. They nosed into the front of Engine 6 and supplied the Tower Ladder. Air 1 also comes in on the 2nd alarm, along with Chief 40, 46 and 48. FM 45 responded on the initial dispatch. 45 took command of the rear sector.
By 03:15 the 3rd alarm was transmitted bringing in the last piece of apparatus, Engine 11. Mutual Aid companies from the suburbs were called into city stations to cover.
The fire rapidly extended to almost the entire row via the cockloft. 7 homes were damaged in this fire.
By 06:30, the fire was declared under control. 1 Firefighter was injured.
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