2-7-2012 (Gloucester County) MANTUA - 68 W. Monroe Ave - Dwelling Fire All Hands

At around 1000hrs District 22 and District 28 were dispatched to 68 W. Monroe Ave for a dwelling with entrapment. 2201 (Chief Hauss) arrived with a 1 story trailer with nothing showing and later upgraded to a working fire. Companies arrived and went to work attempting a rescue of the resident, but crews were forced to evacuate due to deteriorating conditions with in the dwelling. Mantua and Pitman crews worked diligently to gain access to the resident by cutting out a window and the back wall of the home to remove the resident. The fire was placed under control and units began overhaul. The fire has been listed as accidental in origin. The specific cause remained under investigation by the Gloucester County Fire Marshal's Office and Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, along with the Mantua Police Department and Mantua Fire Marshal's Office.

The victim was transported to Crozer-Chester burn center by Gloucester County EMS and Underwood Paramedics, While two Mantua Twp firefighters were transported to Cooper Hospital, in Camden. But the firefighters are expected to make a full recovery. news has been reported on the victim.

Photos by: Andy Gresko