| At 0902hrs the first alarm assignment was dispatched to the 800blk of E. Baltimore Pike for the restaurant on fire. Asst.25 (McCarthy) responded and was advised of a third party caller reporting heavy smoke in the King's Island Chinese Restaurant.
Asst. 25 arrived to find a one story strip of commercial occupancies with heavy smoke evident inside the restaurant. Asst. 25 assumed Longwood Command and requested the working fire dispatch.
E-24-1 and E-25-1 (Cressman) arrived with E-24-1 establishing a supply line and positioning in front of the fire building. E-25-1 was assigned to the rear of the structure. Deputy 25 (Bisson) was appointed as the Operations Chief and Chief 24 (Melton) as the Division 1 supervisor.
Tower 24 positioned on the "A" side and Ladder 25 positioned on the "C" with both crews ascending to the roof to provide vertical ventilation. Interior crews the fire was knocked down by the sprinkler system and that the fire was under control. E-36, Rescue 36, Delco E-59-2 and 59-3 worked with Rescue Squad 25 on overhaul in the kitchen area and ventilation in the nearby exposures. E-52-2 (Good Will) stood by as the Rapid Intervention Team.
The Chester County Fire Marshal's office (FM Holt and Weer) responded and determined the fire to be accidental in nature. |
