SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 7:03 AM on Sunday, Novemberg 2, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 received a radio message from Shenandoah Marshal 742 reporting a kitchen fire at 210 West Lloyd Street in Shenandoah.  The Shenandoah Fire Department was dispatched with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 and Shenandoah EMS.

Marshal 745 arrived on the scene and confirmed a working fire in the middle of a row and assumed command of the incident.  Engine 742 was directed to come up Lloyd Street and pull short of the address.  Squrt 745 was directed to travel the wrong way on Lloyd and take the address. Both pieces arrived on scene and began to stretch lines.

At this point, smoke was seen exiting multiple addresses at the roofline.  A second alarm was requested into the scene. The second alarm added units from Englewood, Frackville, Mahanoy City (Citizens), Ringtown Valley and Shenandoah Heights.  Additional EMS units were dispatched from Frackville, Ringtown and rehab from Ryan Township.

While lines were being stretched into multiple addresses, the Squrt flew the boom to the roof and crews ascended for vertical ventilation.  Ladder 745 positioned at the end of the row on the East side and flew to the roof for additional access. Engine 751 positioned on West Street and stretched a line to the rear. Tanker 759 took the corner at the East end of the row and supplied the Squrt.

Engine 454 was directed to the rear of the row on Mount Vernon Street.  Engine 369 positioned at the corner of West and Mount Vernon Streets where they secured a water supply and then fed Engine 454.  Lines were stretched off both rigs to the rear of the buildings.

Crews continued to battle the fire within the buildings while the roof crew opened the roof to stop the spread of fire.  High winds kept the smoke swirling throughout the fireground.  After battling the blaze for over an hour, the fire was finally marked under control at 8:18 AM.

Firefighters continued to overhaul the building from inside, on the roof and from the exterior until all hotspots were doused.  Equipment was placed back on the apparatus and the final units were clear of the scene just before 10:00 AM.

The Red Cross was dispatched to the scene to assist the displaced residents.  The Pennsylvania State Police were also requested to assist with investigating the cause of the fire.

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