WORCESTER Apparatus Freeze as Firefighters use Tower Ladder to battle 2nd Alarm Blaze

On the evening of 1/20/24, Worcester FAO struck Box 2-07 around 18:50 for a reported building fire at 98 Canterbury St, receiving calls with a report of people possibly still inside the first floor. Engine 2 arrived with smoke showing from a 2 story wood-frame. Car 4 took command and reported heavy fire from the 2nd floor windows and struck a 2nd Alarm. As companies attempted a push, the wind-driven fire began blowing out several more windows and threatening the B-Side exposure. The OIC ordered evacuation tones and companies began to combat the fire with exterior lines, using Ladder 4's stick and Tower Ladder 3's bucket. The temperature in Worcester was 10°, with a wind chill of -3°.

Early into the incident an additional box was struck, box 8-35 for a building at Catherine St and Eastern Ave. While this box was determined to be good intent, Car 2 ordered 3rd Alarm coverage, bringing mutual aid from Auburn and Holden to cover, as companies were also tied up with a car fire on route 146 along with other service calls.

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