Elsmere, Five Points and Cranston Heights Fire Companies responded. They requested assistance from the Wilmington Fire Dept. Chemical 7 (a large capacity foam unit)
A large gasoline fuel tanker caught fire during fuel transfer. The pump behind the tractor was being operated to transfer the fuel. The driver was seriously burned but sadly eventually died from his injuries.
Photos courtesy: Joseph Catalogna, photographer unknown.
Story By: Tim Wildey - WFD Retired (D.R. Hitchens)
On xx August 1986 at xxxx hours, the Cranston Heights Fire Company (Station-14) was dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Kennett Pike (Rt-52) in the area of Powder Mill Square. (Hitchens)
On 15 April 1962, the Cranston Heights Fire Company #1 was dispatched to a Residential (House) Fire with a Subject Trapped / Fatality in The Cedars Development. This Incident resulted in the death of Thomas Davis, 70. Story from Associated Press (D.R. Hitchens)
On 23 December 1960 the Cranston Heights Fire Company and the Elsmere FC were dispatched to the Woodlawn Apartments for a "Working" Multi-Residential Fire at the Woodlawn Park Apartments. (Hitchens)
