Small Fire Does Minor Damage to Hazleton Motel
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyFirefighters stand by outside the Mount Laurel Motel after an early morning fire does minor damage. No injuries were reported.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyFirefighters mopping up outside of the Mount Laurel Motel after an early morning fire does minor damage. No injuries were reported.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyFirefighters work to mop up and overhaul a room at the Mount Laurel Motel after an early morning fire does minor damage. No injuries were reported.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyA Hazle Twp. firefighter gets out of his air pack after battling a minor fire at the Mount Laurel Motel in Hazle Twp., PA. No injuries were reported.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyFire equipment lined up along Route 309 in Hazle Twp. outside of the Mount Laurel Motel, Harwood Fire Company Engine 241-1, Harwood Fire Company Tanker 241, Hazle Township Tanker 106, and Tresckow Fire Company Engine 4911 can be seen.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyMcAdoo Fire Company Quint 49-22 on scene of the minor fire at the Mount Laurel Motel.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyHazle Twp. reload hose on Engine 141-2 after the minor fire at the Mount Laurel motel fire.
Photo by Dave Butcher - Engine 72 PhotographyValley Regional Fire and Rescue ambulance leaves the Mount Laurel Motel after a minor fire. No injuries were reported.
Hazleton, PA - An early morning fire on September 15th at the Mount Laurel Motel caused some anxious moments for firefighters and guests as smoke was reported in one of the rooms.
Hazle Twp. quickly struck a working commercial structure fire alarm and called for additional resources and tankers. The call for additional tankers and other resources was due to the closest hydrant being at least 2000-feet away.
The fire was in the wall of the room and it took firefighters from Hazle Twp. less than five minutes to extinguish it. One of the chief concerns of the first arriving firefighters was the open wood frame construction of the building and the possibility of the fire spreading to the second floor of the motel. The fire was limited to a small area in the room and was ruled as accidental in nature.
Along with five units from the Hazle Twp. Fire and Rescue, the City of Hazleton, McAdoo Fire Co., Harwood Fire Co., Valley Regional Fire and Rescue (provided EMS to the scene), and the Tresckow Fire Co. were on the scene. Other companies were returned to their station and in service shortly after being dispatched to the fire.
No injuries were reported.
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