Firefighter sustains minor injury at fire scene
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A Brandon firefighter received minor injuries while responding to an apartment fire Wednesday evening in the city’s west end, says Marc Lefebvre, deputy fire chief with Brandon Fire and Emergency Services (BFES).
“One of our firefighters did sustain a minor injury while at the fire,” said Lefebvre. “He was struck by a piece of equipment while on the ground, transported to the hospital then released, and is expected to make a full recovery.”
A second-floor balcony was “fully involved” when BFES arrived at a three-storey apartment building at 4151 McTavish Ave. at about 8:45 p.m. Someone had called 911.
Brandon firefighters attack a balcony fire at a three-storey apartment building at 4151 McTavish Ave. on Wednesday evening. Residents from all 12 units in the building got out safely with no injuries, officials said. (Liam Pattison)
“Crews quickly deployed fire hoses off the trucks, attacked the fire from the outside to extinguish what was on the balcony, and then they moved to the interior, to extinguish the remaining fire in that second floor suite,” Lefebvre said.
Anytime a call comes in about a structure fire, BFES policy is for both Brandon fire halls to respond, so two pumper trucks, a command unit, a rescue unit and two ambulances were dispatched. In this situation there was no need to use the ladder truck.
All residents from the 12 units got out safely with no injuries, said Lefebvre.
Along with damage in the primary suite that had the balcony fire, there was smoke damage in the apartment directly above, and water would have seeped into the suite below.
Crews were on the scene until about 11:45 p.m., Lefebvre said, and once all the flames had been extinguished, they started “what’s called overhaul.”
“So, that could mean opening up walls, just to determine if there were any hot spots,” said Lefebvre. They’d be using equipment like thermal-imaging cameras, which is a heat detector, to locate any hot or warm spots on wall surfaces. And if needed, they would open walls to make sure there was no fire in behind.”
Firefighters also made sure the scene is secured for fire investigators, who are still looking into what caused the blaze. So far, Lefebvre said, there is no word on how it started.
“Fire investigators would take pictures, do interviews with witnesses, property owners, sift through the debris, and then organize the material to try and find the cause,” he said.
“So, depending on how in-depth the investigation is, it could take several weeks to come to a conclusion.”
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