ENGINE #24 ALONG WITH 22 OTHER FIRE COMPANIES JOINED FORCES TO BATTLE A STUBBORN BLAZE INSIDE A CONCRETE SILO THAT CONTAINED SAWDUST. THE FIRE BURNED FOR THREE DAY UNTIL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY AND FIREFIGHTERS COULD EMPTY THE SILO AND FULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A LADDER TRUCK FROM MONROEVILLE, WHICH IS A 40 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE SCENE, WAS SUMMONED SO FIREFIGHTERS HAD A SAFER WAY TO ACCESS THE TOP OF THE SILO. TANKER SHUTTLES ALONG WITH HYDRANTS WERE USED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER NEEDED TO SUPPLY ARIAL MASTER STREAMS AND OPERATIONS ON THE GROUND.

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