Not that there were many people awake and on hand to witness it, but the bravery of Trenton firefighters was once again on full display early this Mother’s Day Sunday morning (May 12, 2024) as they battled a three-alarm blaze that burned three rowhouses in the Wilbur section of the city. Two firefighters, among a group who had to “bail out” of the structures to avoid being caught in a violent eruption of flame known as a flashover, suffered burns and were rushed to hospital by ambulance.
The blaze in the row of three homes numbered 118, 120 and 122 South Cook Avenue was reported about 4:30 a.m.
Initially, firefighters were dispatched for a report of a fire on the first floor of the supposedly vacant, abandoned house at 118 South Cook Avenue. Dispatched at that time were Engines 6, 7 and 10, Ladder 4, and Rescue 1.
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The Bayville Volunteer Fire Company's Ladder Truck 1725 has responded to thousands of calls over the past 20 years, but it's now time for firefighters to get a new truck.
The fire department announced that the firetruck "has reached its service life and will officially be replaced."
"Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Structure Fires, Hurricane Sandy rescue missions, life threatening rescues, and mutual aid assignments providing aid to neighboring departments are just a few examples that Ladder 1725 has provided," the department said of the 10-foot 2003 Pierce Platform. "This unit is one of our front line pieces in our jurisdiction, and Berkeley Township." But as the township has grown and apparatus standards have changed, "it has become imperative to replace our oldest piece of apparatus to accommodate the additional and daily responsibilities of our firefighters," the department said.
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