November 16, 2024
TRENTON (Mercer) – Firefighters, EMS personnel and police teamed up to rescue a woman who reportedly did not want to leave her burning home Saturday morning (Nov. 16, 2024).
Firefighters were sent to 35 Chase Street about 8:45 a.m. after the city’s 911 communications center received a call reporting that smoke was coming from the address, which was the left side of a two-story duplex. When firefighters arrived, they found a woman still inside amid the smoke, with an active fire burning in the kitchen.
The woman allegedly refused to leave the house and was so uncooperative that Trenton EMS personnel requested assistance from police. The woman was finally removed from the structure, placed on a stretcher and transported via ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation.
The fire was quickly extinguished. One resident and two dogs from the right side of the duplex (37 Chase Street) were evacuated until it was confirmed that the fire had not spread.
Fighting the fire were crews from Engines 10, 7, 3 and 8, Ladders 4 and 1, and Rescue 1. Also on scene assisting were firefighters from Engines 1 and 6, who responded to provide extra manpower due to their front-line apparatus being out of service for repair. Trenton Emergency Medical Service had two ambulance crews on scene, while there were two Capital Health paramedics units there as well.
