"Companies did return last night for smoke showing from the roof," c ity spokesman Kevin Lessard said. Then, later that evening, a blaze re-kindled in a corner of the building and firefighters had to return and hose the building down again. A fire is considered under control when it is no longer spreading and no additonal fire trucks will be needed, he said. on Tuesday and was declared to be under control by 6:12 a.m., although firefighters were still on the scene and hosing down the building until late that afternoon. The building, located at 8425-27 Germantown Avenue, houses a Masonic lodge headquarters El Quetzal, a boutique that sells clothing, jewelry and home accent items and a ground floor apartment at the rear.Ĭity spokesman Kevin Lessard said that as a result of the fire, the roof is collapsing, the exterior wall is fractured and the 2nd floor joists are damaged - and the property is now considered imminently dangerous by the city's department of Licenses and Inspections.Īccording to Fire Marshall Dennis Merrigan, the fire was first reported at 3:07 a.m. The West End Fire Company protects Chestnuthill Township.Īll pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.By Carla Robinson, Tom Beck and Kristin HolmesĪ two-alarm fire ripped through a historic building on Germantown Avenue early Tuesday morning as neighbors awoke to the sight of flames shooting out of the roof and the sound of firefighters breaking glass. 2.3 Mount Effort Sub-Station - 3219 Route 115, Effort.2.2 Sun Valley Station - 608 Bluegrass Lane, Effort.2.1 Fire Station 43 - 128 Route 715, Brodheadsville.
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