Saturday May, 30 2015 @ 17:11

Nature: House Fire

Location: 33395 River View Ave., Millsboro, DE 19966

On Saturday afternoon, May 30^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a structure fire on River View Avenue in Oak Orchard.  It was reported to be a fire within the HVAC system.

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

Emergency response crew assignments were to mitigate the incident and identify the source.  As soon as Tanker 80 arrived at the residential location, you could identify a mulch fire with the residential property occupants attempting to extinguish with a garden hose.  It appears that the HVAC compressor caught fire igniting nearby mulch and decking.   Apparatus response was limited to the units on-scene with all other units being cancelled.

The utility service to the HVAC unit was disconnected and the entire saturated. 

The Delaware State Fire Marshall Office was notified of the incident.