Structure Fire 4/6/2006

Stations 43 and 23 were initially alerted to an Automatic fire Alarm at C&D Concessions off of Route 715. Shorty after dispatch Monroe County Control Center advised the owner was on the phone with a working fire. Units arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from the structure. Entry was made and the fire quickly knocked down. There was extensive overhaul due to the construction of the building and the contents. The building house a candle making business which contained a lot of potential fire load.
Station 23, 35, 39, 41 for their Tower, and Station 34 RIT Team also assisted.









From www.poconorecord.com

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C-hill business gutted by fire
Catherine RodriguezApril 07, 2006Pocono Record WriterA fire that started in a piece of machinery gutted part of a local business on Thursday.The fire, at C&D Concessions off Route 715 in Chestnuthill Township, was contained in a garage building on the property that is several feet away from a residence on one side and a metal building on the other. Brian Snyder, chief of the West End Fire Department, said that the fire appeared to start in a fork lift and quickly spread to the rest of the building. He said that the business is insured.The company makes candles.The company's owner declined to comment.Firefighters from Polk Township, Tobyhanna Township, Blue Ridge Hook & Ladder, Sun Valley, and the Rapid Intervention Team from Pocono Township Fire Department assisted the West End Fire Department at the scene, along with West End Ambulance.