GASLIGHT RESTAURANT FIRE IN BOONVILLE

 

FEBRUARY 19, 2001 WE PROVIDED MUTUAL AID TO BOONVILLE FOR THE GASLIGHT RESTAURANT FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL THE FIRE HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE BUILDING AND HAD EXPOSURES ON BOTH SIDES. WE CHECKED FOR EXTENSION AND PERFORMED SALVAGE WORK IN ADJOINING BUILDINGS. WE ALSO SUPPLIED STITTVILLE'S LADDER TRUCK AND HANDLINES WITH ENGINE 2. FIREFIGHTERS MADE A STOP ON THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO ADJOINING BUILDINGS. THE MAIN BUILDING WHERE THE FIRE STARTED WAS RULED UNSAFE AND LATER TORN DOWN. BESIDES THE GASLIGHT RESTAURANT JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY WAS ALSO LOCATED IN THE BUILDING AS WELL AS SEVERAL APARTMENTS.