3/17/14 - Swatara Township, PA - Paxton St

Around 0015 hours, Box 49-2 sent companies to 3243 Paxton Street at "Monroe Mufflers" for a structure fire. First arriving units had heavy smoke showing from a one story, auto repair facility with an exposure problem on the D side. Command 49 requested a second alarm to the scene. Engine 49 (Swatara Township) laid a line to the rear of the structure where lines were stretched for an interior attack. Trucks 32 (Progress) and 50 (Steelton) took a position on side A along with Engine 6 (Harrisburg City) where lines were established for an exterior operation. After a brief interior attack, conditions deteriorated and crews switched to defensive operations. Handlines, blitzfires, and master streams poured water on the blaze for over an hour to fully extinguish the stubborn fire. Haz Mat officials also responded to the scene for concerns of water runoff into the Paxton Creek. The fire destroyed the building of origin but did not extend into the exposure.