Please keep the family of the victims and the firefighters in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
Middletown, PA: Overnight, units from Dauphin County, PA responded to a house fire with entrapment in Royalton. The occupant did perish in the fire. A Mayday was declared when a chimney collapsed onto a firefighter. The firefighter was rescued and transported to the Hospital. Chief Whitebread of Middletown Volunteer Fire Dept. will be issuing a statement later today.
Baltimore City, MD: From Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734: 557a: #BMORESBravest arrived with fire showing from all 3 floors of a 3 story row home. Additional units called.
630a: #BMORESBravest fighting fire in several 3 story row homes. There has been a collapse and multiple mayday calls were made by trapped firefighters. #BCFDSOC Special Rescue Team is on scene.
715a: 3 of #BMORESBravest were trapped in the collapse; 1 has been rescued & #BCFDEMS is taking to Shock Trauma in serious condition. #BCFDSOC Special Rescue Team continues to work on freeing the other 2
740a: 1 more #BMORESBravest has been rescued by #BCFDSOC Special Rescue Team. #BCFDEMS to treat & transport. Condition serious. 1 member remains trapped, crews are in contact & are working to free them.
825a: another #BMORESBravest freed from the building. #BCFDEMS treating & transporting to Shock Trauma, condition unk. Rich Langford Baltimore Firefighters Local 734 President is at hospital to supporting our members & their families.
1030a: There is no update on this incident at this time. Baltimore City Fire Department will provide information to the media when there is an update on conditions.
12p: #RumorControl 3 of #BMORESBravest were transported to Shock Trauma in serious condition. 1 remains trapped inside the house. Anything else is rumor. BCFD will brief media at Shock Trauma when they have an u/d.
2p: There is still no update from BCFD. Last information we have is: 1 FF still trapped in the collapsed home 3 FFs transported to Shock Trauma in serious condition. These are the facts. |