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Car Fire Spreads to House in West Lafayette

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West Lafayette, OH - At about 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 5th, a 911 call came in to the Coshocton Sheriff’s Office reporting that a car was on fire and it was close to a house.

The West Lafayette FD was immediately dispatched to a home in the 53000 block of Coshocton County, Township Road 155, for a car fire. Shortly after being dispatched, the home resident called back in on 911 and stated that the house was now on fire. Second-alarm units were then dispatched and that included Three Rivers FD, Newcomerstown FD, and Bakersville FD.

Arriving units on scene found the car well involved and the fire also went up the outside of the home and extended into the first floor and up to the roof. Firefighters knocked down the fire on the car and moved into an interior attack on the first floor of the home. Crews were also working on the fire on the roof. Second-alarm units arrived and moved to an entrance on the “D” side of the house to mount an interior attack on the roof.

A portable pond was set up to establish a water supply. Three water tankers were put to full use to shuttle water to the portable pond. The shuttle operation went smoothly due to being able to refill the pond from two sides.

Because it was a hot sunny day, Jackson Twp. FD was also called in for more manpower.

Also assisting on scene was the Coshocton County EMS, Coshocton County Sheriff's Office, and the Salvation Army Disaster Services that provided cool drinks and wet towels for the firefighters.

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JIM MCKEEVERCorrespondent

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