The Livingston Fire Department, on Sunday morning, June 18. major injury. The fire was called in with assistance from the Roseland Smoke and the crackling sound at 7:48 a.m., and a general alarm Fire Department, extinguished a of flames awakened the resident of was sounded. Livingston firefighthouse fire that caused significant 38 Amherst Place on Sunday mom- ers, upon arrival, found a heavy fire damage to an Amherst Place house ing, who escaped the house without condition at the house, with smoke and flames venting actively from the front of the house.
Fortunately, said Fire Chief Chris Mullin, there is a fire hydrant directly in front of the house, and hose lines were quickly set up. After knocking down the fire from the outside of the house, crews were able to attack the fire from inside, extinguishing the flames quickly before they could spread into the attic.
Assisting at the scene was a ladder truck crew from the Roseland Fire Department. The Roseland FD has been on stand-by, said Chief Mullin, as Livingston’s ladder truck is currently out for repairs.
The resident suffered minor bums and the singeing of hair on his head, arms and legs. An ambulance was called to the scene, but he refused medical attention. There were no injuries reported among the firefighters.
The house suffered significant interior fire and smoke damage, said Mullin, but remains structurally sound. The cause of the fire, which apparently started in the kitchen, is still under investigation, he noted.
“This was a quick knockdown for such a heavy fire condition on arrival,” said Chief Mullin. “Our crews and the Roseland firefighters put their training to good use, and got the fire knocked down quickly and efficiently, before it could spread into the eaves and the attic.” This, he explained, would have resulted in a great deal more damage to the house, especially structurally.
Chief Mullin commended the firefighters on a “job well done – although this was not the way we would have wanted to start our Father’s Day!”
