pAt approximately 945am today the Mahwah Fire Department requested a FAST Team respond to a condominium fire in their town.nbspnbsp The Mahwah Fire Department spent the overnight hours battling another fire and was dispatched to this incident while some of their apparatus were still committed on the first assignment.ppChief Rose 230 and Rescue 242 OIC Capt.nbspZivkovich responded into the scene.nbsp While enroute the first unit on scene reported heavy fire through the roof.ppUpon arrival crews from 242 setup ground ladders around the fire building and assisted Mahwah checking a few exposure building for any extension.ppMahwah Command then requested Wyckoff Tower Ladder 241 respond to standby at Mahwah Co 2.nbspnbsp Tower Ladder 241 OIC BC Hendrickson responded in for the coverage assignment.nbsp While on standby the crew from 241 took in one assignment on Ridge Road for an activated fire alarm.ppCrews working on the condo fire were heavily engaged in an interior attack until the stability of the building was compromised and all crews were evacuated from the the structure and defensive operations took place.nbsp Approximately 90 minutes into the incident a partial building collapse occurred luckily all members were safe and no injuries were suffered.ppAll mutual aid units were released from the scene at approximately 1230pm while Mahwah crews awaited the arrival of a crane to remove the collapsed portion of the building.ppClick on the link below for more detailsppa hrefhttpmahwah.patch.comarticleshuge-blaze-breaks-out-in-mahwah-condo-buildingphoto-12083470 fcksavedurlhttpmahwah.patch.comarticleshuge-blaze-breaks-out-in-mahwah-condo-buildingphoto-12083470httpmahwah.patch.comarticleshuge-blaze-breaks-out-in-mahwah-condo-buildingphoto-12083470apspan langENpa hrefhttpwww.bergencountyfirephotos.com2012StructureFires-111-7-12-Mahwah-4th-Alarm264048375RZbrZi2202603755ampkPQq8tXZhttpwww.bergencountyfirephotos.com2012StructureFires-111-7-12-Mahwah-4th-Alarm264048375RZbrZi2202603755ampkPQq8tXZapspanpp
