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North Long Beach Structure Fire
By Jackawa Jackson | February 11, 2009
On the evening of February 8, 2009 units from Long Beach Fire Department responded to 12 W. 47th Street to a report of a house fire. Upon arrival T11 found smoke coming from the rear 2nd floor of a large 2-story multi family dwelling. E11 and E9 made an aggressive interior attack on the second floor and held the fire to original room of origin. Truck 11 and Rescue 11 performed extensive roof ventilation in an effort to remove heat and dense smoke and allow the interior units to reach the seat of the fire. E12 checked the first floor for extension and searched for victims. Fortunately all tenants had vacated the residence prior to fire department arrival. This was a large approximately 5000 sq. ft. home that was separated by a common wall and housed two separate families. The American Red Cross was called to provide shelter for 10 people. No firefighters or civilians were injured during this incident.
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