UD 3rd-Floor Fire Snuffed

On February 19, 2023, at 0523, the Aetna Hose, Hook and LadderCompany was alerted fora structure fire at a University of Delaware (UD) building on South College Avenue on the UD Southwest Campus. The UD office facility is located in a renovated house. Squad 9 and Ladder9 arrived within three minutes to find fire showing from the third floorof the structure. Additional assistance was received from the Christiana, Cranston Heights, Singerly (Cecil Co., MD), Mill Creek, Minquas, New Castle County Paramedics and University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit. Firefighters were able to bring the fire undercontrol wit hin 15 minutes and there were no reported injuries. The City of Newark Fire Marshal, Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office and University of Delaware Fire Marshal are investigating the cause of the fire.

- Submitted by Lawrence Tan