Wellsboro Fire Department assisted Mansfield

7/28/2024-Wellsboro Fire Department was dispatched to assist Mansfield with a fire located in a multiple unit apartment building.

Engine 1-3, Tanker 1-5 and Ladder 1-9 responded to assist. Engine 1-3’s crew was immediately assigned interior operations of and upstairs apartment to search for and extinguish fire extending from the presumed fire apartment. Crews were able to locate the fire in that apartment as well as attempt extinguishment.

The fire spread quickly to other areas of the building and crews were called out due to high heat and low visibility in several areas of the apartment complex.

Tanker 1-5 supplied multiple tanks of water used in the suppression operation.

Ladder 1-9 set up for vertical ventilation initially and was used extensively for aerial master stream operations.

Units worked for several hours before being released by command.

No injuries to personnel were reported.