Story/Photos By Jason Coleman-Cobb
On September 23, 2001 units from suburban Harrisburg, PA battled a
two-alarm fire that gutted a popular local restaurant.
First due units
arrived at 0232 hours with fire through the roof of The Maverick Restaurant
located at 1851 Arsenal Blvd in Susuquehanna Township.
A quick primary
search of the single story structure proved false reports of possible
entrapment.
A second alarm assignment was struck bringing units from across
Dauphin County, including Tower 1 from the City of Harrisburg, to the scene
and for cover.
Numerous handlines were stretched but the heavy fire
conditions forced firefighters to retreat into a defensive mode.
Companies
worked throughout the night using master streams from 3 aerial devices
before bring the fire under control.
The fire caused $1 million damage and
believed to be electrical in nature.
