Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #2983

Company 22 dispatched class one to the Rattling Creek Apartments at 15 South Second Street in Lykens for an automatic fire alarm. Chief 22-1 who lives across the street responded POV to the scene and Engine 22 went enroute with 3. An update by the Comm center reported that there was now a burn victim and smoke on the second floor. The box was upgraded to a structure fire response adding companies 23, 24, 21 and EMS. Medic 6 arrived on scene and had a victim outside the building and reported that the building was being evacuated. Engine 22 arrived on side D of a 132 foot by 63 foot 4 story multi family housing unit with nothing showing from the exterior and occupants streaming out the side A main entrance and exit. Initial reports were that the smoke was mainly on the second floor. Chief 22-1 located the apartment of origin and a crew from Engine 23 made entry and found that there was a fire in the bathroom of one unit which was now out. Additional personnel from 21 and 24 arrived on scene and brought fans to the second floor where ventilation was started. After clearing the smoke from the second floor and checking all the remaining apartments for any residual smoke the occupants were allowed to return to their rooms and come in out of the -4 degree outside temperature. After re setting the alarm system and confirming that the building was clear command placed the box in service and all companies returned.