THE FIREFIGHTERS IN CADDO, LOUISIANA, fire station 1 were awakened a little early Thursday morning by a loud noise just outside the firehouse. Captain Scott Durfee told the Shreveport Times: “We got dressed and ran to the engine room. We looked out back and the truck was on fire. The tire had exploded, which let us know the truck had been burning for quite some time.”
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As they started knocking the fire down, they quickly noticed that it had extended through the roof overhang into the attic area. Then it was time to call for help and a structural fire response was sent to the firehouse. It took the firefighters about an hour to put the fire out and they prevented it from getting into the engine bay.
Shreveport Times
The only damages to the building were a charred classroom and fitness room along with most of the attic. The rest of the station had smoke and water damage.
The engine company will be moved to Station 2 while the firehouse is repaired. It isn’t known yet how long that will take.
Shreveport Times
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