Tuesday October, 11 2016 @ 07:42

Nature: House Fire

Location: 27466 South Nicklaus Av Millsboro, DE 19966

On Tuesday morning, October 11th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a structure fire on South Nicklaus Avenue in the Veranda sub-division of the Peninsula. It was reported to be an odor of smoke in the residence after turning on the heat for the season.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Tanker 80 and Rescue 80 from the Oak Orchard facility, Engine #80-3 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crew assignments included incident mitigation with an investigation on both the interior and exterior of the structure, evaluation into the heater area and subsequent rooms.

It was believed to be the activation of the heating system for the season.