Car Fire Quickly Extinguished at Gas Pumps in Glenmont
By THOMAS MARRA , Correspondent | July 18, 2020 | NEW YORK
Story No. 071820108
Photo by Thomas MarraA car fire was quickly extinguished at a gas pump with the quick thinking of an on-scene firefighter.
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Photo by Thomas Marra
Glenmont, NY - A car fire was quickly extinguished at a gas station in Glenmont Saturday afternoon, July 18th. The Selkirk FD was dispatched with Delmar-Bethlehem EMS for a reported vehicle fire at the fuel pumps at the Cumberland Farms on 68 Route 9W in Glenmont at 4:30 P.M. When the call was dispatched there was already a firefighter on the scene who pushed the car away from the fuel pump and deployed a fire extinguisher on the engine compartment. According to Assistant Chief Tom Neri, an arriving Bethlehem police officer also deployed a fire extinguisher on the vehicle, knocking the fire out. An engine arrived on scene and charged a booster line to wet down the engine compartment and make sure the fire was extinguished.
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