e-Ticker News of Claremont, Section A A1 City Celebrates Holiday Weekend; Pages A24, A25
[email protected] www.etickernewsofclaremont.com www.facebook.com/etickernews July 5, 2016 Crews Save Main Structure From Garage Fire By Phyllis A. Muzeroll e-Ticker News CLAREMONT, NH--Heavy fire conditions combined with a structure outside the hy- drant system resulted in calling in mutual aid from several fire companies to provide tanker assistance for a house fire on Satur- day. At about 2:00 p.m. Saturday, the Clare- mont Fire Department was dispatched to 52 Cat Hole Road for a report of an ATV on fire, inside an attached garage. The duty crew responded with an engine and a ladder. While en route, the duty officer also re- The Claremont Fire Department responded to a call to 52 Cat Hole Road Saturday for a fire quested a Box 50 which staffs an additional that started with an ATV in the garage (Photo, Lt. Corey Conroy, Newport Fire-EMS). rescue company to the scene. Once on scene, the first arriving officer advised that The initial line was placed into operation on the garage fire itself, in hopes of slowing the fireʼs he had heavy fire conditions in the attached progress into the main structure. Once additional crews arrived, a second line was placed into ac- garage and it was spreading to the home. tion and the first line was sent to the second floor of the main house to halt the advancing fire. The response was upgraded to a full first A vent hole was cut in the roof of the garage addition above a couple of second floor rooms, and alarm assignment, said Chief Rick Bergeron.