03-30-07 - Bloomfield 3rd Alarm - 164 Orange St.
On Friday March 30th 2007 the Bloomfield NJ Fire Department responded to 164 Orange St off of Bloomfield Ave on a reported house fire. On arrival companies found heavy fire blowing out the rear on all floors of a 3sty multiple dwelling. A 2nd alarm was requested due to exposure problems and the heavy fire load. <p> Mechanical problems with the truck located in front of the building made outside operations limited to one deck gun and handlines. Fire in the exposure building was contained to a small area of the attic and the exposed wall. A 3rd alarm was requested for manpower with additional mutual aid for cover. Unknown if any injuries were sustained and the fire was placed under control in a few hours.
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