Around midnight on Sunday, August 14th, the Lodi Fire Department was dispatched to Farnham Ave for reports of a “fire in the basement.” Arriving crews were met with heavy black smoke on the first floors of the house emanating from a contents-fire in the rear of the residential home. Primary and secondary searches were performed and a house cat was subsequently removed from the dwelling.
Attack crews finally located the main body of the flame behind a wall deep into the far reaches of the basement. Excessive amounts of furniture and other personal belongings hindered the initial attack as well as attempts to get a quick knockdown. The fire was brought under control around 1:30 AM, and extensive overhaul was performed.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
[Photos courtesy of Damien Danis]
