On March 27, 1986 at 11:30 a.m. a structure fire box was reported for the Anderson Box Company, East York Street, Biglerville, Adams County. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed two adjoining box company warehouses and there contents. Damages were estimated at $2 million dollars. Approximately 200 firefighters from about 44 fire companies in Adams, York, Cumberland and Franklin Counties along with units from Maryland battled the blaze for 7 ½ hours before bringing it under control. It was reported that approximately 90 pieces of apparatus was on the scene. It was expected to take two days to completely extinguish the blaze. The Vigilant Hose Company assisted at the scene and the West End Fire and Rescue Company transferred to Arendtsville. For the last few months I have been listing all the companies that responded to the emergency but due to the amount of departments and the local papers not reporting all, that will not happen today.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Units From 6 Counties Battle Blaze
On March 27, 1986 at 11:30 a.m. a structure fire box was reported for the Anderson Box Company, East York Street, Biglerville, Adams County. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed two adjoining box company warehouses and there contents. Damages were estimated at $2 million dollars. Approximately 200 firefighters from about 44 fire companies in Adams, York, Cumberland and Franklin Counties along with units from Maryland battled the blaze for 7 ½ hours before bringing it under control. It was reported that approximately 90 pieces of apparatus was on the scene. It was expected to take two days to completely extinguish the blaze. The Vigilant Hose Company assisted at the scene and the West End Fire and Rescue Company transferred to Arendtsville. For the last few months I have been listing all the companies that responded to the emergency but due to the amount of departments and the local papers not reporting all, that will not happen today.
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Were you on this job Brad?
I remember call we transfered Eng.15-1 to Adams County Company 5. Chief Washinger and myself had to get a road map out to find the place. Slept on the pool table and Chief Washinger's car. But did those ladies ever feed us.
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