September 24, 2003.  At 1335hrs companies were dispatched to a reported apartment fire at 809 8th St. in Laurel.  First arriving engine, E101, encountered fire showing from the windows of a second floor apartment of a three story garden apartment building.  E101 quickly advanced an attack line to the fire apartment and darkened the bulk of the fire.  However, the fire had already extended to the cock loft.  Next arriving companies pulled ceilings in both the fire building and the adjoining exposure buildings to extinguish the fire involving the cock loft and the roof.  A fire task force and the second alarm was called for extra manpower.  The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction in an apartment on the second floor.  One fire fighter was injured and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Initial Dispatch:  Box Alarm 10-12: 809 EIGHTH ST #104 (GORMAN & MONTROSE); E101, E781, E701, E412, TW31, TK93, SQ49, BO6 alerted for APT FIRE; APT ON FIRE; COMP ADV FIRE IN LOC; Map 4 @ 1335 Hrs

Second Alarm Dispatch:  Box Alarm 10-12: 809 EIGHTH ST #104 (GORMAN & MONTROSE); E101, E781, E701, E412, TK93, SQ49, BO6, VC31A, VC31B, VC10A, A117, MD49, BO4, TW31, C1513, C1521, TW71, AS THE RIC TEAM alerted for APT FIRE; WFD A496 MD49; 2ND ALARM E721 E112 E351 E191 TW71 TK14 SQ18 BA44 UCU47 MSU01 WS25; @ 1349 Hrs

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