Wednesday, March 18, 2015

MAYDAY at 4th Alarm Rowhouse Fire in Mount Carmel, PA. News Reports CPR Performed on Firefighter

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A MAYDAY has been reported along with R.I.T. operations at a Rowhouse fire in Mount Carmel, PA. Numerous departments and apparatus have been called to the scene. It is unclear how many houses are involved.

NewsItem.com:

A firefighter was carried unconscious from one of the homes on fire along South Walnut Street and CPR was performed outside the home.

After a few minutes, the firefighter was loaded into an ambulance, which left the scene at about 1:15 p.m.

Life Flight has been called to transport the injured person. It was scheduled to land at Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School.

WNEP has some coverage and the tweets below:

MOUNT CARMEL — Crews in Northumberland County were called out Monday to fight a row home fire in Mount Carmel.

The fire broke out before noon in the home on Walnut Street in Mount Carmel.

The fire is still going on as this post is being updated (1:36 pm EST).

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