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Units From Long Beach Fire Department Arrive On Scene Of A Well Involved Apartment Fire
By Jackawa Jackson | August 13, 2009
At 5:31 pm on the evening of August 13, 2009, Long Beach Fire Department received a call for an apartment fire located at 113 West 9th Street with children possibly inside. E101 arrived on scene at 5:35 pm to find the second story unit of a 4 plex with a large volume of fire showing from what appeared to be a rear bedroom. Engine 101 crewmembers mounted an aggressive interior attack on the seat of the fire while additional companies began a diligent search of the dwelling for possible victims. The rear bedroom and attached hallway were fully involved in fire with heavy smoke all the way to the floor in the rest of the apartment. Truck 1 used chain saws to open the roof in an effort to provide a somewhat tenable atmosphere for the fire attack and search teams. The fire was brought under control within a matter of minutes. Fortunately, no one was home at the time of the fire and initial reports of children trapped proved to be false. The American Red Cross was contacted to provide shelter for a mother and her 5 children. The children ranged in age from 11 months to 12 years old. There were no injuries reported to citizens or to firefighters. The cause of this fire is currently under investigation.
Units responding to this call included Engine 101, Engine 1, Engine 3, Engine 10, Rescue 13, Truck 1, BC 1, and Arson 1. This incident occurred in city council district 1.
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