2nd Alarm, 270-272 Centre Street, Springfield, MA 1/1/16

Just two hours into the New Year, city fire fighters were called to Centre Street for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, Engine 5 and Ladder 5 (soon to be disbanded) were confronted with a fully involved wood frame three decker with live electrical lines down in the street on the A side of the dwelling. Companies had to set up a defensive attack while waiting for eversource linemen to arrive and kill power. This allowed the fire to spread to a neighboring three decker.