LC BOX53Conestoga Twp. Building 01.03.08

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CONESTOGA TOWNSHIP LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
BOX AREA 53 BUILDING
I/A/O RIVER HILL ROAD C/S PEQUEA BLVD
Reported in the area of the Pequea Creek, Norfolk Southern train called reporting a greenhouse on fire about 15 feet from a house.

BOX ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 53-1, 53-2, 56-1, 58-1 w/5, 55-2
RESCUE SQUAD 512
TANKER 53, 56, 55
AMBULANCE 53

PD O/S with a Greenhouse well off, PD requesting FD enter from the train tracks.

ALL trains to stop running in the area.

COVER ASSIGNMENT
ENGINE 56-1 OR ENGINE 58-2
TANKER 56 OR TANKER 511

All units to access from the old Pequea Tavern.

RUNNING EXTRA
TANKER 58 w/4

T56 En route w/1
E56-1En route w/2

Chief 53 taking command.

Command only wanting E56-1 & T56 into the scene, all other units to stage out at the Tavern.

Command reporting a plastic greenhouse well off and almost to the ground.

Command holding assignment to E53-1, 56-1 & Tanker 53, 56

Command reporting a 20 x 30 plastic greenhouse on the ground, units will be hitting hot spots.

Command marking FUC @ 0418Hrs.

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Article from www.LancasterOline.com

Fire destroys small greenhouse in Pequea
By JENNA SPINELLE, Staff
Lancaster New Era

Published: Jan 03, 2008 12:01 PM EST

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - An early morning fire sparked by a malfunctioning heater destroyed a small greenhouse in Pequea today, causing about $1,000 damage.

Conestoga Fire Chief Paul H. Thomas said the 15-by-30-foot plastic structure owned by Jeffrey Leed, 1329 River Hill Road, was completely engulfed when fire crews arrived on scene shortly before 4 a.m. today.

"We got there and it was just completely down already," Thomas said.

Fire crews had the blaze under control in about 20 minutes, Thomas said.

The fire also scorched a small part of wooded area behind the greenhouse, but Thomas said crews were able to contain the blaze before it spread very far.

Thomas said the driver of a train passing by on the nearby railroad noticed the fire and made the initial 911 call.

Leed was in his home — located about 50 feet from the greenhouse — at the time of the fire, but was not injured.

Thomas said Leed was growing flowers in the greenhouse and using an electric heater to keep them warm in the sub-freezing temperatures overnight.

In addition to Conestoga Fire Company, fire personnel from Pequea, New Danville, Willow Street and Rawlinsville assisted at the scene.