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Vehicle Fire

By Firefighter/EMT-B Brad Saunders
August 23, 2021
On August 23rd at 10:53 PM, Hughesville Volunteers were alerted to the 5400 block of Notched Beak Court for a Vehicle Fire. Engine 22 and Engine Tanker 2 responded. Engine 22 arrived on scene to find a work van with heavy fire in the engine compartment extending into the passenger compartment. The van was used for HVAC work and contained several canisters of various refrigerants. Engine Tanker 2 arrived moments later and provided manpower and additional water supply. Units extinguished the fire and opened the van to salvage the owners work equipment.
Units:	Engine 22, Engine Tanker 2

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