Scranton City, Lackawanna County PA, 3 Alarm Commercial Structure Fire 12/10/25

[ExChief-551]

Units dispatched @02:04 to 129 South Main Avenue, in the area of Scranton St. & Washburn St., for a possible structure fire, 3 Story Multi-Use. Upgraded to a working fire.

LCCC911 – Caller states smoke in the building @02:05

E7 – On scene with nothing showing @02:07

E7 – Fire now showing Division 2, B Side of a 3 Story Multi-Use @02:10

C21 – Wiring started a secondary fire in the drop ceiling on Division 2 relative to power still not being cut @02:22

C21 – Fire extended to Exposure 3 @02:44

C21 – Hit the 2nd Alarm @02:47

C21 – Hit the 3rd Alarm + 5 additional EMS Units @02:50

C28 – Heavy fire in the cockloft @03:09

C28 – Fire through the roof @03:14

C28 – EVAC tones hit, everyone out of the structure @03:20

C28 – Going completely defensive at this time @03:22

Exposures:
1: Road
2: 1 Story Post Office Attached
3: Lot
4: 2 Story Commercial Attached

1st Alarm:

Scranton – E7, E4, T4, R1, C21
PENN Ambulance – Penn15

2nd Alarm:

Scranton – E8, E2 (RIT), E10, T2, C26, C28
PENN Ambulance – Penn5, Penn17, Supervisor, Rehab Unit

3rd Alarm:

Scranton – E9 act. E4, C5, C22, C27, I1, I2, I3
Dunmore – T6, C6
Covington Township – A-14
Justus – A-28
Clarks Summit – M-4
Greater Pittston Regional Ambulance (Luzerne County) – Medic-29A, Medic-29B

Relocations:
E1 act. E2
E9 act. E4
E14 act. E10
T1 act. T4
R3 act. R1
R6 act T6
R95 act. R6
Lake Ariel E1 @ Dunmore HQ

 

[Signal73]

West Side Hotel/Kilcoyne's Bar

 

[ExChief-551]

West Side Hotel/Kilcoyne's Bar

Such the fine establishments that they were

 

[Signal73]

Fire Through the Roof @03:27

 

[ExChief-551]

Fire Through the Roof @03:27

I shall insist that it was 03:14 since I was listening to the Chief as he said it and that's what caused the eventual evac tones @03:20. So we shall say fire STILL through the roof @03:27