Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #2966

Engine and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 512 Market Street in Lykens for an appliance fire. Chiefs 22 and 22-2 responded POV to the scene and Engine 22 went enroute with 3. On arrival at a 3 story 20 by 50 foot wood frame multi family apartment building one of the residents of the basement apartment was outside advising that the living room baseboard heating unit had caught fire and he had dumped water on it. Investigation confirmed his statement and power to the baseboard was shut off and the TIC was used to check for any hot spots with none found. Resident contacted building maintenance and the box was placed available.