12/17/10 - Delhi Twp garage fire, 6383 Bishop Rd

The Delhi Township Fire Department was dispatched to a garage fire just after 10:30 PM on Friday, December 17, 2010. When firefighters arrived at 6383 Bishop Rd, they found a garage fully engulfed in flames with fire eating into the residence as well. 1-3/4 inch attack lines were quickly stretched to enter the residence while a 2-1/2 inch line was pulled to knock down the main body of fire in the garage. A hydrant was located a couple hundred feet away and LDH was hand laid to supply Engine 21. Neighboring Windsor Township Fire Department had been dispatched on automatic aid and they arrived shortly afterward with a full alarm response. The fire was declared under control in just over an hour with the garage and it's contents a total loss on arrival, and the house receiving significant damage. Careless use of smoking materials is believed to be the cause of the blaze.