By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Fire crews responded to a significant blaze in a leasing office building at the Lakeview Apartment Complex in Gloucester Township, New Jersey.
• First-arriving units reported fire throughout the structure upon arrival.
• The incident, on Jan. 11, was upgraded to a second alarm due to the extent of fire conditions.
• Firefighters used a master stream from Tower Ladder 6 and conducted suppression and overhaul operations.
• The residential apartments were not threatened by the fire, according to reports.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Firefighters battled a major blaze in the leasing office at the Lakeview Apartment Complex in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township on Jan. 11 after crews arriving on scene found fire throughout the building.
The incident was upgraded to a second alarm due to heavy fire conditions, though fire officials said the blaze did not extend into the adjacent residential apartments.
Pine Hill Tower Ladder 6 operated its master stream to assist in suppression efforts as crews opened walls and conducted overhaul to ensure the fire was fully extinguished.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire has not been publicly released as of the latest update.