Overview
- Crews arrived just before 7 a.m. to heavy smoke at a two-story rowhome on the 500 block of High Street in East Germantown.
- A second alarm brought dozens of additional units, with more than 100 firefighters working to place the fire under control around 7:45 a.m.
- Firefighters rescued an elderly woman from the second floor; she was hospitalized in critical condition.
- A firefighter issued a mayday after the first floor collapsed and was rescued, with at least one other firefighter treated for a minor injury.
- Two adjacent homes sustained damage, residents reported a missing dog, and the Fire Marshal with ATF involvement is investigating with no cause determined.