Friday, December 30, 2011 12:18
On Friday December 30th
North East Fire Co., assisted Singerly Fire Co., on a working house fire that
tore through a residential duplex. The fire broke out at 12:18 p.m. at 112
Church St. and quickly spread to the adjoining unit at 110 Church St. multiple
people were inside, but all managed to escape unharmed. Two firefighters
were injured while battling the blaze The first injury came when a
Singerly firefighter's breathing apparatus malfunctioned, causing him to run
out of oxygen before he could exit the building. Shortly after that, a
Chesapeake City firefighter exiting the duplex collapsed on the front porch.
More than a dozen of his colleagues converged around him, paramedics and EMTs
began treating him. Both firefighters were taken to hospitals in Elkton
& Christiana, De respectively. A total of 50 + firefighters from
Singerly, North East, Chesapeake City, Charlestown, Perryville and Rising Sun
battled the blaze.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those Brothers
in there time of need, quick recovery & future endeavors.
