LYNNFIELD ― Just before 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Lynnfield Fire Department received a report of a house fire at 211 Summer St. Box 322 was struck. Lynnfield Rescue 1 was first on scene reporting visible smoke and all occupants were out of the house.
Lynnfield Fire Department Public Information Officer Lt. Jeff Fiorentino said that responders determined that smoke was coming out of a third floor window in the house.
“Any time we respond to smoke in a house automatically we have a box response which automatically has a larger response for a fire,” Fiorentino said.
Shortly after, a working fire was declared by Chief Glenn Davis. Firefighters made a fast knockdown of the fire, containing it to the attic. One firefighter was transported by Rescue 1 to the hospital and was released. Lynnfield Engines 1, 2, 3, and 4 all responded as well as Ladder 1.
“A knockdown means the responding firefighters put the bulk of the fire out,” Fiorentino said. “What they had to do was do a quick knockdown to confirm that nothing is spreading inside to keep the fire from spreading to the rest of the house. There was what’s called extensive overhaul, which is damage after the fire is knocked down. Things like pulling ceilings down, opening up walls to make sure the fire was contained and out.”
Fiorentino said that Wakefield Fire covered South Station with Cataldo Ambulance and responded to a medical aid at Market St while the fire was ongoing. Also, at the same time, North Reading Ladder 1 covered Headquarters and responded to another medical aid during the fire. He confirmed that one member of the department did go to the hospital and was treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration. Fiorentino said that member was released and back home with his family on Saturday night.
“Strong work by all involved, and a great example of mutual aid coverage working,” the department said in a post on its Facebook page.
“It was pretty remarkable that while we had all this going on we had two subsequent calls throughout the town and that’s what mutual aid does,” Fiorentino said. “Mutual aid comes in to cover your town and also help you with your incident. They can also help you with your town and cover the incident. While we tied up with our own incidents, both of those departments were able to respond, so it was a busy afternoon.”
