Martin Luther King Drive [9-24-13]

On the afternoon of September 24th the Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a fire at 65 Martin Luther King Drive off of South Franklin Street. Upon arrival the first units on scene were met with smoke showing and Chief Clark [80] immediately transmitted the working fire. Hempstead Hose 2 was the first engine company to arrive on scene and made a quick knockdown of the fire despite a heavy smoke condition. Hempstead Ladder 2 had the rear of the u-shaped building where the fire apartment was while Truck One remained on the fire block. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the original fire apartment on the first floor. West Hempstead responded to the scene with Ladder 765 as the FAST. Standing by for Hempstead during the operation were units from Baldwin, Uniondale, and South Hempstead. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. This was the second working fire inside the building within a few months’ time. All fire department units were under the command of Hempstead Chief of Department Scott Clark [80].