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Assist Aetna - Townhouse Fire - Newark - Clipper Court

November 18, 2009

At 5:36 AM on November 18, 2009, units were dispatched to a townhouse fire at 12 Clipper Ct. Rescue Engine 74 responded from station 9 and arrived with a 2-story, middle of the row town home with nothing evident. Upon investigation, heavy smoke conditions were found within the residence and a working fire was found in the kitchen. Ladder 12 arriving as the first due special unit laddered the building and completed a primary search with negative results on all divisions. The fire was quickly extinguished and the crews from Engine 93 and Squrt 7 assisted with checking for extension and controlling utilities. Command placed the scene under control within 10 minutes, all units cleared the scene in just over an hour.