2nd Alarm Lincoln, RI 263 Front St May 5, 2013

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Lincoln, RI ~ Careless disposal of a smoking materials is to blame for this second alarm at 263 Front St in the Lonsdale section of town on May 5, 2013. A passerby noticed heavy fire showing from a 1sty addition that was attached to a 2.5sty wdfm apartment house. She then went to Lincoln Fire Station 4 to alert firefighters of the blaze. Station 4 sits roughly 4 houses away from the fire scene.
 
Captain Pat Gorman ordered a second alarm as he arrived on the scene. He reported that there was heavy fire showing from the rear and it was extending up the Charlie side gable end of the main dwelling.  The first hand line was extended to the Delta side to begin attack on the heavy exterior fire. 
 
Additional hand lines were placed into operation on all floors to check for extension. Ladder 51 threw their aerial to the Delta side roof to vent the roof. The roof team reported smoke but no fire in the attic. Interior crews found fire in the walls in a C-side second floor bedroom.  The walls and ceilings were quickly opened up and wet down before the fire could travel to the third floor apartment.
 
Salvage and overhauling continued for an hour after Chief 4 gave the under control signal. No injuries were reported