Lodi NJ 2nd alarm, 19 Liberty St. 04-04-15

At just after 11:00 on April 4th, an EMS crew conducting a fund drive in the area discovered a working house fire at 19 Liberty St and notified the Lodi Fire Dept. On arrival command reported heavy fire on the D side of the 2-1/2 story dwelling from the 1st floor extending up and requested a 2nd alarm. Companies stretched several lines into the structure, opened the roof and discovered that the majority of the fire was on the exterior with some extension into the home. The main body of fire was quickly knocked down however a large amount of overhaul and opening up was neccesary to get to pockets of fire and the fire was finally declared under control in just over 1 hour. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire which appeared to possibly have started on the exterior is under investigation. Mutual aid from Wallington, Garfield, Hasbrouck Hts, Maywood, Rochelle Park and Hackensack assisted.