3 Alarm Inferno Levels Vacant Three-Story Mill Building in Winchendon
Photo by Retired Winchendon Deputy Chief Ricci Ruschioni Winchendon Engine 1 first on the scene with a WF mill building fully involved.
Photo by Retired Winchendon Deputy Chief Ricci Ruschioni Winchendon firefighters fighting the inferno with a 2 1/2 handline
Photo by Retired Winchendon Deputy Chief Ricci Ruschioni Winchendon FF/Medic Tyler Pelkey dressing the hydrant with extremely heavy fire conditions.
WINCHENDON, MA - At 3:41a.m. on March 20th, Winchendon 911 dispatch started to receive multiple calls for a building fire on Lincoln Ave Ext.
When Winchendon Engine 1 arrived, FF/Medic Tyler Pelkey “Medic 2” transmitted a second alarm, which was quickly followed by a third alarm due to extremely heavy fire conditions with occupied houses severely exposed.
Multiple mutual aid companies from Mass and NH responded to the scene to assist. Winchendon police immediately evacuated four homes being threatened by the intense heat.
The inferno leveled the 125 x 70 foot three-story wood-frame mill building in 45 minutes. There were no injuries, and the fire is under investigation.
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