Marx Rd House fire (28 images)
On September 11 about 7pm German Fire Department was dispatched
to a fire on Marx Rd. A neighbor across the road
called 911 that the house across the road was on fire. When the first apparatus
arrived flames were coming from every window and door. With all inhabitants
accounted for the incident officer called for a defensive attack and called for
a second alarm move up and asked for additional tankers from Mars and Poseyville.
Tankers were soon lined up behind and in front of Engine 8. The blitz
nozzle was setup to try stop the spread to the garage and push back the flames.
The fire was quickly brought under control. Then came the hard job of
overhaul - putting out hot spots and pulling down walls and ceilings to get all of
the fire out. During all of this Marx Rd was closed by sheriff deputies and
tankers were able to use the road to go to the corner of Koressel and Upper Mt.
Vernon Rd. One resident was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke
inhalation. Among the firefighters who were at the scene were two alumni of
German Fire , Phillip Goad who is now with Black Twp and Morgan Ellis who is
with Central Twp in Muncie. Most of the firefighters were home by 1am. Assisting
German were all the Suburban Fire departments either at the scene or as coverage
during the incident.Click a picture to see a larger view.
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