2-Alarm Fire on Prospect Road in Haddonfield
Firefighters rescue two dogs from the home.
A two-alarm fire Sunday in the 100 block of Prospect Road in Haddonfield was brought under control in 30 minutes with no reported injuries, said Joe Riggs, chief of Haddon Fire Co. No. 1.
Flames were shooting out of the two-story, dwelling when firefighters arrived. Responders were there minutes after the blaze was reported at 5:56 p.m. The fire was tamed and brought under control at 6:31 p.m., Riggs said.
There was significant damage to the home, but no injuries. Firefighters from Cherry Hill and Haddon Heights also responded.
Riggs added:
Firefighters encountered heavy smoke conditions inside the home while attempting to extinguish the blaze and found that the fire had extended from the back porch area, up the back wall of the home and had entered into the attic space on the third level. The fire was extinguished using Haddonfield's compressed air foam extinguishing system, which uses a combination of water, air and foam to quickly extinguish fires.
There was extensive fire damage to the exterior siding of the home and the entire attic area. In addition, the extreme heat from the fire caused the vinyl siding on the adjacent neighbors home to melt. That home was also soaked down to keep it from catching fire.
The property owners were not home at the time of the fire, however, their 2 dogs had to be rescued. Both dogs were located and carried out of the burning home by firefighters. Local neighbors cared for the dogs until the homeowners arrived.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Tom Kenny
8:13 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Please stay tuned for additional information as to how we can help the owners of this house as a community, this house was one of our neighbors who lost everything in this fire.
Thank you,
Tom Kenny
3 Roberts Ave
Maryann Campling
8:50 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Thanks, Tom for the alert. if there are any pets that need boarding or care, you know how to reach me.
Kathryn Illo
9:32 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
You Roberts Avenue people are great! The Prospect Road neighbors are thinking of spearheading a fundraiser of some sort. How about we work together on this?
Brian Kelly
9:49 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
Haddonfield United would be glad to help a fellow neighbor in any way we can. Contact us at the H U facebook page.
Tom Kenny
1:27 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Thank you all, I will do my best to get contact info for the owners of the house.
On Roberts, Kings Hwy & Belmont Ave we have had for years a neighborhood "Contact List" with grid of our streets and houses with all phone and e-mail contact info. Mostly used for Party announcements but very handy for emergency's etc.
You may want to consider this for your neighborhood if you haven't done so already.
Thanks again,
Tom
3 Roberts Ave