The pager went off around 1:30 in the morning for a report of smoke in the basement. First thought amongst most was a furnace issue -- but it wasn't -- it was a structure fire.
The home's resident, doing a well being check on their parent before retiring for the night noticed the room had no lights or power. Attempts to reset the breaker failed and upon closer inspection in the basement rafters and the first floor revealed smoke.
Active fire was found in the wall and was extinguished before having time to spread too far in an older home with plank construction. Had the resident just went to bed, the outcome could have been much different. We are very happy that did not occur and we would like to thank our mutual aid partners, Cheshire and Savoy FD for being there in case it had.
The home's resident, doing a well being check on their parent before retiring for the night noticed the room had no lights or power. Attempts to reset the breaker failed and upon closer inspection in the basement rafters and the first floor revealed smoke.
Active fire was found in the wall and was extinguished before having time to spread too far in an older home with plank construction. Had the resident just went to bed, the outcome could have been much different. We are very happy that did not occur and we would like to thank our mutual aid partners, Cheshire and Savoy FD for being there in case it had.
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