Fire was discovered in a closet in a stairway leading to the third floor of the home of Ben Snyder on South Second Street around 9:45 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 1921. It was extinguished by a bucket brigade, with very little loss. An alarm quickly brought Liberty Hose Company to the scene, but seeing the fire was under control, a stream of water was not thrown.
Truck-22 was dispatched as next due for Truck-20 on a fire alarm activatiion in an apartment building in Millersburg. Truck-22 was canceled by Command-20 before response.
2003
Structure Fire, 460 North St (Box 22-1)
2007
Automatic Fire Alarm, 3748 Powells Valley Road (Box 19-1)
Truck 22 was dispatched to assist Company 19 on an automatic fire alarm at a private residence in Jefferson Township. The call came from ADT, reporting a heat detector activation in the master bedroom. As the truck was heading out the door with a crew of seven, Chief 19-1 placed the truck in service.
Company 22 and Engine 23 were dispatched to the Mid Penn Bank at 550 Main Street for an automatic fire alarm. Chief 22-2 responded to the scene and assumed command. Engine 22 responded with a crew of five and arrived on side-A, Truck 22 responded with a crew of four and staged on side-B, and Engine 23 staged on side-C. The engine crew went inside with bank staff members and investigated the building, finding nothing. Command placed the box in service.
Company 21 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 42 west main street in Elizabethville for a residential automatic fire alarm. As Truck 22 was responded with 5 Command 21 placed the Truck available.
Company 22, Engine and Rescue 23, Engine 24 and Rescue 27 for the out of service Rescue 21 dispatched class one to 322 North Second Street in Lykens for a report of smoke on the first floor. Chief 22 responded to the scene POV and Engine 22 went enroute with 4 and Truck 22 with 2. All mutual aid units responded as well. On arrival the Chief established command at a 2 and one half story duplex wood frame 40 by 50 foot structure. The occupant advised of an issue with their dryer in the rear first floor room. The power cord to the dryer was melted as well as the 220 volt socket. Command held the box to Company 22. Engine 22 arrived on side A/B an Truck 22 on side A/D. Crews went interior and checked for extension and secured the power to the dryer circuit. No further services were needed so command placed the box available.
A fire broke out in No. 1 level of the Big Lick mine on Monday, December 19, 1901, around 8 p.m. A timber gang had entered the mine and 30 minutes after they had visited the No. 1 level on their way down the slope, the smoke was found coming from the slope's mouth. They made it out of the mine safely. There were 42 mules in the mine at that time, 20 of which were in No.1 and No. 2 Levels, the others being at lower levels. It was decided to seal the mine in an effort to smother the fire. This, they did, and monitored the temperature of the mine's water discharge to determine when the fire was out. It was believed that it would take six months before the mine would be operating again.
On Sunday evening, December 9, 1934, fire of an undetermined origin broke out in the roof of the passenger ferry which operated on the Susquehanna River between Millersburg and Montgomery's Ferry, Perry County. The fire occurred while the ferry was anchored on the Millersburg side of the river. Firemen under the direction of Fire Chief Thomas Jones extinguished the flames. The boat was owned by Hunter and Radel of Millersburg.
A Moscow hospital fire occurred on December 9, 2006, in a drug addict rehabilitation centre in Southern Moscow, Russia. The fire was on the second floor of a five-story hospital building, where 46 people were killed. They were trapped by a locked gate. Arson is suspected.
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