TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
CLEARFIELD BOROUGH, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, PA
Reports from Clearfield Borough (Clearfield County, PA) that
a working dwelling fire turned real bad this morning.
Clearfield County dispatch reports that the fire in a
dwelling on Daisy Street evolved into a mayday call with 3 Firefighters trapped
inside at about 0920 hours. Initial
reports are that there was a collapse and at least 3 Firefighters were very
seriously injured. We are awaiting additional facts-KTIYP's.
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A Clearfield Borough fire has turned into an even more
serious situation for area emergency responders.
According to Clearfield County dispatch reports, a three
alarm fire in a dwelling on Daisy Street evolved into a mayday call about 9:30
a.m., when three firefighters from Lawrence Township Fire Company were
entrapped when a porch on the home collapsed on them. One of the firefighters
suffered serious injuries and was transported to UPMC Altoona, according to an
official from the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency.
People in the home when the fire started escaped unharmed.
Fire companies from around the area were called to the
Clearfield blaze. Alpha Fire Company in State College was transferred to cover
the Moshannon Valley area as Philipsburg Fire Department has responded to the
Clearfield call.
“Our thoughts are with our fellow brothers and sisters of
the Clearfield Fire Dept. While operating at a now three-alarm fire a
structural collapse occurred, trapping multiple firefighters. We do not know
any conditions at this time.
Occurring now,” said a Centre County Fire Wire
status on Facebook at 9:31 a.m.
Source: http://www.centredaily.com
Firefighting is one of the most dangerous professions. If trips or falls or hypothermia or heat exhaustion or burns or wall collapses or roof collapses or explosions or accidents when rushing to help will not injure them, then the inhalation of smoke and all kinds of dangerous chemicals, including fire fighting chemicals, will most likely damage their health.