If you are not a firefighter and ever wondered what it is like, here is a sample. Here fire starts to roll out of a kitchen after the front of the house is opened up. Heat at the ceiling level is probably approaching 1000 degrees. A child was reported trapped on the upper floor of the house. After an extensive and dangerous rescue attempt it was learned that the child was safely with his parents outside of the building.
Firefighters attempt to enter the house from the rear porch.
Operations continue in the front as the fire is starting to darken down. Fire was through the roof when units arrived at this fire that started around midnight. Damage was extensive throughout the building. Fires in vacant buildings are always a problem. An engine crew goes in after a room off in a vacant house in the southern part of Prince George's County.