WGFC Assists Avondale on Building Fire
 
March 7, 2020
 

Earlier this month, the West Grove Fire Company was dispatched to assist the Avondale Fire Company and various other southern Chester County fire companies on a working building fire at an auto repair company on Newark Road in New Garden Township. Arriving Avondale Fire Company units reported a working building fire and began to attack the fire.

West Grove units responding included Engines 22-1 and 22-2, and Ladder 22. WGFC crews assisted in fire suppression and overhaul, including working on the interior and on the roof.

Responding departments also included Kennett Square, Cochranville, Hockessin, Longwood, and Oxford. Crews were on scene for approximately two hours.
 
Units: Engine 22-1, Engine 22-2, Ladder 22
 
Mutual Aid: Kennett, Oxford, Cochranville, Longwood, and Hockessin fire companies.
 
Crews enter the building.
Crews enter the building.
 
Crews from all over southern Chester County worked to put out a fire at an auto repair company in New Garden Township.
Crews from all over southern Chester County worked to put out a fire at an auto repair company in New Garden Township.
 
Crews attack the fire from the interior to the roof.
Crews attack the fire from the interior to the roof.
 
Ladder 22 provides access to the roof.
Ladder 22 provides access to the roof.