7 Displaced by First Fire of the New Year

On January 1, 2023, at 0037, the Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company was dispatched with Christiana, Five Points, Mill Creek, Minquas, Wilmington Manorand New Castle County Paramedics to a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Banyan Road in Todd Estates. Aetna ambulance B-9 arrived within two minutes to report a two-story, single-family dwelling with fire showing from the Bravo side of the structure. Fire department personnel verified that all occupants had been evacuated and secured the powerto the residence. The situation was declared undercontrol at 0058 with a majority of assisting fire companies being released from the scene at 0108. There were no injuries to civilians orfirefighters rep orted at the scene. Seven adults and seven dogs were displaced.