Worcester, Ma 4th Alarm apartment building fire w/ extension to a church 2009

Firefighters rescued several tenants over ladders from this apartment building as they faced heavy fire conditions. A quick 2nd and 3rd alarms were transmitted.
It took over 3 hours to bring the fire under control. Aside from heavy fire conditions, low water pressure and extreme cold hampered firefighting efforts.

[@udizzy1969]

I went to That Church Brother, and The school across the street when I was a Kid. Sad To Have lost a Cool Building like this one, So Many Great shots My friend, Thanks . Stay safe Dizzy.

[@janericlarsson780]

A lot of firefighters doing nothing and no water trunks,

[@jenn053]

I remember that fire, they demolished the building. They did save the church and fixed it up.

[@jimkeappock7558]

Is that Ladder sitting there, with No water to its pipe

[@jmWhyMe]

Why isn't Dizzy covering this? Isn't it his stomping grounds?

[@udizzy1969]

lol Before I started My friend. But Brother Matt Is The King. Stay safe Dizzy.

[@SimonLTI2]

That was a very stubborn fire !!

[@TomDoingItWrong]

The apartment looked like a total loss. Was the church steeple saved?

[@jenn053]

Yes the building was demolished and the church was saved.

[@colnorth]

why isnt the ladder shooting water in that window?

[@genepharmer4763]

Not all ladder trucks have a nozzle, they have to run a hose line up the ladder

[@Eddiecurrent2000]

@@genepharmer4763This one seems to have a nozzle...

[@judis.1810]

Did anything else get built on the property after the apartment building was torn down?

[@petemaxwell8046]

I looked at that area on Google Earth. There is a parking lot where the building was. The church looks fine.

[@jimbobaby1468]

sorry wrong shoutout !

[@BenjaminEsposti]

10:58 Dafuq is up with the ladder? That's bending quite a LOT!

[@eliasthienpont6330]

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[@katieleach2421]

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