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Elevator Motor Fire Smokes Up County Courthouse

Springfield Fire Company was dispatched on Wednesday, January 3rd, at 18:27 hours, to the Delaware County Courthouse, to assist Media Fire Company (Company 23) with the Building Fire.  Units from Company 23 and Company 73 (Rose Tree) arrived on location and received reports of smoke on the upper floors of the Courthouse on the Orange Street side of the complex.

Tower 44 arrived on location and positioned at the main entrance to the Courthouse on Front Street.  Company 51 (South Media) stood by on the Olive Street side of the building.  Firefighters encountered smoke conditions on the second and third floors.  A malfunctioning elevator motor in the basement of the building was sending smoke up the elevator shaft to the upper floors.

Firefighters from Company 23 and Company 73 contained the fire to the elevator motor.  Firefighters from all companies on location used ventilation fans to clear the smoke from the upper floors of the Courthouse.

Firefighters remained on the scene until 19:45 hours.

Companies operating on the scene were:  Company 23, Company 73, Company 44, Company 51, Company 41 (RIT), Medic 104-7, Media Police, Delaware County Park Police.