| An early morning dispatch for a building fire at the Springfield Hospital Center in Sykesville sent multiple fire units to the scene. The first call was alerted at 7:27 am on Saturday to Sykesville's Box 12-01. Apparatus from Sykesville, Winfield, Gamber, Howard, and Baltimore Counties were alerted. Sykesville units arrived promptly and declared a working fire while also requesting a RID dispatch.
Gamber & Community Fire Co. responded with Engines 131 and 134 on the initial dispatch and the RID assignment. Engine 131 supplied Sykesville's Tower 12 with water.
Crews then discovered a second fire in an adjacent building and command requested a second alarm. This brought additional units from across Carroll County and neighboring jurisdictions. Both buildings were vacant but were searched for possible victims. Engine 131's crew helped extinguish the fire in the exposure building then assisted with the main fire building. Engine 134 then set up at a hydrant and supplied water to other units. Several hydrants were found to be inoperable so a tanker task force was also requested. Tanker 13 from Gamber responded at that time.
No injuries were reported during this incident. Deputies from the Office of the State Fire Marshal were on scene investigating the cause and origin of the fires. |
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