Good coverage, Dave.
From MFD:
Maricopa House Fire Displaces Family of Four
Maricopa, ARIZ. (November 11, 2011) At approximately 2:00pm, Maricopa Fire Department crews responded to a report of a house fire in the 42000 block of West Kristal Lane. As crews arrived on scene, they found smoke coming from the top floor of a two story residential home. Crews entered the home and as they made their way upstairs they found thick smoke on the second floor and intense heat. The firefighters worked through zero visibility to try to find the location of the fire and after eight minutes conditions worsened and all the firefighters were pulled from the building for their safety. Shortly after the crews left the building the fire burned through the roof and the roof collapsed. Firefighters were able to safely remove some of the furniture from the home before the collapse.
The fire took one hour to put out and no injuries were reported for any of the residents or firefighters on the scene.
This fire was upgraded to a first alarm fire to being additional resources to the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to the two neighboring homes. Regional Automatic Aid partners from Phoenix, Sun Lakes, Tempe, and Gila River responded to the call.
The Maricopa Fire Department and the Professional Fire Firefighters of Maricopa Local 4361 assisted with the needs of residents for tonight.
