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VOLUNTEERS MAKE
IMPRESSIVE STOP ON HOUSE FIRE |
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January
11, 1997
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Manassas
Volunteers responded to 10159 Forest Hills Circle
for a house fire. The fire started as the homeowner
was draining gasoline from two classic automobiles
inside the homes attached garage. Vapors from the
gasoline were ignited by a nearby Kerosene heater,
creating a large fireball in the well sealed garage.
The homeowner, who suffered serious burns during the
explosion, managed to escape the blaze, call 911,
and push a third classic car from in front on the
garage out to the street. The crew from Engine 1
arrived and made entry through the front door of the
home with an 1 1/2 attack line. Encountering heavy
fire and extreme heat, they pushed in knocking down
the visible fire in the entry way of the house.
Because of the unrelenting heat, the crew was unable
to make it down the stairs and hallway which lead to
the garage. They tried to get a shot on the fire
from their position in the hallway, though they
couldn't get around the corner. With two cars and
the entire garage going, they simply didn't have
enough water to knock down the large amount fire.
They continued to hold their position in the
hallway, trying to stop the fire from spreading any
further. With no progress visible form the outside,
Command 1 (Chief Lesnick) pulled the plug. He
ordered all crews out of the building. Crews then
hit the fire in the garage from the outside with
several handlines, quickly knocking a significant
amount of fire down. Chief Lesnick then ordered
units back into the building to extinguish the
remaining fire in the house. Crews from the City
found plenty of fire still inside the home. One crew
headed above the garage to extinguish the bedrooms
while the other line went and extinguished heavy
fire in the living and rec rooms. The heat and smoke
was so intense that it baked every surface in the
entire home. The rest of the fire went out quickly.
The owner of the house was flow to the burn center.
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Photos by Mike Lesnick, MVFC Fireman. |
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