Engine company stretches in on a basement fire, WHITEHALL PA

1550 hours: Whitehall FD responds to 3231 South 6th Avenue for a house fire. Engines 4, 14, 3, tower ladder 6 and Chief 35 (R. Benner) take in the box. On arrival, Chief 35 has smoke from a S/F/D with a fire in the basement. Engine 4 arrives and stretches one line into the basement. The Electrical meter was pulled outside because the panel inside failed.

Crews knocked down the small fire and vented. The box was held to the first alarm assignments.

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Comment by Kathy Williams on July 11, 2010 at 7:36pm: Hi Derek, Thanks for the information, it explains things. Yes, I too have seen two or more meters on the outside of buildings when more than one person/family is living within, but this video description said single family dwelling, so I was just wondering. Thanks again. Kathy

Comment by Derek R. on July 11, 2010 at 12:40pm: Two meters on the outside: I've seen this when the homeowner rents out their basement, they will add a power meter to the basement for seperate power bills.
Likely the inside panel's breaker didn't operate when a power serge came through and started a fire, therefore they would disconnect the outside power source to stop the power flow.

Comment by Kathy Williams on July 11, 2010 at 11:27am: Why are there two main electrical meters on the outside wall? I don't understand what you mean by the electrical meter was pulled outside because the panel inside failed. Did the panel inside cause the fire? Or did the homeowner's inside panel fail so some sort of electrical meter/panel was hooked up outside the house? Thanks.