Building Fire at the YMCA
On Sunday June 3, 2007 Lincolnton Fire and Boger City Fire were dispatched to smoke in a commercial structure at the YMCA on East Gaston Street. Engine 1 from Lincolnton was first on the scene to report nothing showing. Once interior crews entered the structure, they advised light smoke, followed by heavy black smoke in an interior bathroom/locker room. When interior crews found the source, it was a fan that had malfunctioned and caught fire, therefore falling to the floor and igniting the carpet. Crews checked for extension and had an extensive overhaul due to heavy smoke conditions. Crews remained on the scene for one and a half hours removing smoke from the structure. Crews that responded were Eng.1, Ladder 1, Eng. 41, Squad 46, and Car 421.