10/30/13 - Flint house fire, Avenue A & Dayton St

Shortly before 10 PM on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, the Flint Fire Department responded to a house fire at the corner of Avenue A & Dayton St. A task force including Engine 51, Engine 61, Truck 35, Squad 2 and Battalion 2 was dispatched. Firefighters were confronted with a fully involved 2 story wood frame dwelling with a vacant party store as exposure B. A defensive attack was set up allowing the structure to finish burning while Truck 35 set up to protect the nearby exposure. Firefighters on foot extinguished a grass fire extending from the D side of the house. Live power lines down on the fence between the structures also presented a hazard for personnel. Firefighters were on this scene for several hours.