Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #1180

A first alarm assignment was dispatched to an apartment building located at 301 Market Street on the corner of Market and North Streets. Engine-22 responded with a crew of six and took side-1 of the structure. Truck-22 responded with a crew of five and took side-2. Engine-23 responded and staged across the street, adjacent to Engine-22. Engine-24 and Schuylkill Air-Light-6660 were canceled enroute. Chief-22 on scene had a light smoke condition and visible with flame seen through the first floor front door window, appearing to be a fire on top of a stove. Attack crews forced entry into first floor apartment, and with a PW, extinguished fire. The truck crew vented the apartment, utilities were checked, and possible extensions into the walls were searched for. The stove and microwave removed from the structure and placed outside. The owner was contacted and advised of the conditions. Companies were placed available by command.