| Tonight while the crew from Engine 24 was returning from a special service, the apparatus caught fire while it was driving down the street. The crew was able to get the truck stopped and jumped out of the vehicle before the cab was consumed by heavy smoke and fire. The crew then attempted to put the fire out with portable extinguishers, but were unsuccessful due to the amount of fire and smoke.
Bryn Mawr Fire Company responded and extinguished the fire.
The 5 members of the crew were sent to the hospital to be evaluated and thankfully were all released and sent home.
We want to THANK all of our Brothers and Sisters in the fire service who have been reaching out to us to help.
Special thanks to Bryn Mawr Fire Company for extinguishing the fire and helping us unload the truck at the scene, Ardmore Fire Company for bringing up their Utility to shuttle the equipment back to our Fire house, Janeway towing, Lower Merion Police, Narberth Ambulance for taking great care of our members and especially our Gladwyne Firefighters who all responded and helped do whatever was asked of them.
While our Engine has serious damage to it and will be out of service for a long time, our members have all returned home to their families! |
