pnbspShortly after 7pm Station 19 Lansdowne and Station 24 East Lansdowne were dispatched to the unit block of North Lansdowne Ave for a fire alarm in an apartment building. Shortly after dispatch the assignment was upgraded to a working fire adding Station 16 Yeadon Station 03 Clifton Heights Station 20 Garrettford Drexel Hill Station 42 Collingdale 2 Company 105 Fitz Paramedics and RIT 56. Rescuenbsp56 and Engine 56nbspmade the response with 12 members.nbspCrews had fire on division 1 and the basement with heavy smoke throughout the large U shaped building. RIT 56 crews threw ground ladders for access and removing doors and grates. Shortly after the first alarm was dispatched Station 19 Command requested a full second alarm bringing Station 58 Bon Air Station 05 Glendolden Station 06 Collingdale 1 Station 04 Darby RIT 09 Sharon Hill RIT 43 Holmes Station 36 Cardington Station 34 Llanerch Firefighter Rehab Unit and numerous fire police. Crews remained on scene for several hours before returning to Manoa around 11pm. A special Thank You to the Wawa on Lansdowne Ave who provided items to the firefighters battling the severe weather.nbspSome Photos provided by Gene Thorpe Photography.br typemozp
