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Sirens blaring and all! Oh gosh, what should I do?!? If you find yourself in this situation, the first thing to do is to not panic.
Firefighters were called to the Swarthmore Apartments at 111 S. Chester Road on Sunday, March 8, at 6:07 a.m. for a “general basement fire alarm.” First on the scene was Assistant Chief Rick Lee, who entered the building to size up the situation. Opening the boiler room door, he saw an orange glow on top of the boiler, and heavy smoke, whereupon he quickly closed the door and backed out of the building.
Twenty-three years ago, $13,000 was all the annual operational support the Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association needed from the Borough of Swarthmore. Today, that need has ballooned to $240,000. The reason? Payroll expense.
