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As Hudson County (NJ)firefighterswere trying to thaw out fromthe four-alarm fire that occurred the night before in Hoboken, bordering Jersey City was hit with their own multiple-alarm fire with the thermometer reading zero degrees. Just before 9:30 a.m. a full assignment was sent to 28 Marion Place where arriving units found a fire in an occupied two-story wood frame dwelling. The arctic weather made188金博网网址多少difficult; crews had to contend with issues such as a water suction freezing, butengine companymembers teamed up to get water established to attack the fire.
An interior attack began and truck companies began to open up. Flames, however, spread rapidly through walls and in the cockloft and extended to the “B” exposure, a similar size 20′ x 40′ structure. Deputy Chief Mike Terpak transmitted a second alarm, which was later followed by a third for addition personnel to operate in the rough conditions.
Heavy fire consumed the upper floors of both buildings and a defensive operation was established, with all members removed from the roof and interior of the buildings. Exterior hand lines and a ladder pipe by Ladder Co. 3 were placed into operation. Low-banking smoke covered the neighborhood as some local residents braved the weather to watch ice-coated firefighters do their jobs.
Four families were displaced and three firefighters were taken to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries. Firefighters’ gear and equipment were covered with a coat of ice. They took turns, in order of alarm response, to report to the Gong Club canteen truck, that was parked in the sun, for hot chocolate and coffee. The local news media described February 14th, 2016, as the coldest St. Valentine’s Day in 100-years.
A neighbor, living across the street said, referring to firefighters, “They just did an incredible job.”
