Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #74

Companies 22 and 23 were dispatched to a chimney fire at the red brick apartment building at the corner of Market and North Second Streets. Engine 22 responded, and set up on side-1. Crews went to the roof to check the chimney and found it completely blocked. A crew was sent inside, and went to the attic where they broke a hole through the chimney to determine what was causing the blockage. They discovered an old set of window weights lodged part way down that was blocking the chimney. After removal of the weights, the property owner was advised of the chimney breach and that the furnace was out of service until it was repaired. Crews cleaned up the scene and went available.