Crews Extinguish House Fire, Mop Up Gas Spill

The  responded to the following incidents during the week of May 23-29:

May 23

• 14 Emergency Medical Service responses by paramedic firefighters.
• A motor vehicle accident with injuries occurred in the 6800 block of Saint Patrick’s Lane. 
• Firefighters investigated two false fire alarms.

May 24

• An early morning fire was extinguished in the 4700 block of Wilford Way. The cause of the fire was traced to the area surrounding the fireplace. The homeowner had been burning wood in the fireplace for nine hours. Either the heat of the fire raised the temperature of the wood to its ignition temperature or a breach in the brick allowed embers to come in contact with the wood framing members and ignited them. Fire crews from Richfield, St. Louis Park and Eden Prairie departments assisted Edina crews.
• 11 EMS runs.            
• A vehicle with an injured driver ended up in the 5500 block of Dewey Hill Road. Paramedic firefighters stabilized the victim in the car until it could be pulled from the water. The victim was then extricated and transported to the hospital. A Public Works Department tow truck and the Hennepin County Water Patrol were called to assist the Edina crews.
• One false fire alarm was reported.

May 25

• Eight EMS incidents.
• A vehicle crash and rollover occurred on Tracy Avenue near the ramp from Hwy. 62. Paramedics assisted and transported the injured. Fire crews and Edina Police directed traffic around the crash site and assisted with clean up.
• A natural gas service line was cut by a road resurfacing crew in the 7300 block of Cornelia Drive. Fire crews remained on the scene until Centerpoint Energy crews arrived to stop the leak. 
• A natural gas line was struck while driving a fence post near the gas meter outside a home in the 6000 block of Shane Drive. Centerpoint Energy arrived to repair the leak and found levels of gas in the basement of the home. Firefighters ventilated the home. Fire crews were cleared by Centerpoint, who completed the repair and would remain on the scene to re-light the pilot lights. 

May 26

• Firefighters responded to a fire alarm in an apartment building in the 6400 block of Colony Way where a fire out was discovered. Oil left in a pan on a stove top ignited wallpaper behind the stove after the burner was accidentally turned on. The fire was out when firefighters arrived on the scene. Smoke had to be ventilated from the building.
• 11 EMS responses. 
• Firefighters checked a home for carbon monoxide after alarms sounded in a home in the 6200 block of Peacedale Avenue. No levels of CO were found. A battery was replaced on one alarm and the homeowner will replace the other as it was older than seven years.
• Two false fire alarms were reported.

May 27

• 10 EMS calls.
• A vehicle crash with injuries occurred at the intersection of France Avenue and West 60th Street.
• A request from Eden Prairie Fire Department for mutual aid assistance was cancelled en route.

May 28

• Three EMS calls.
• Paramedics and firefighters responded to a vehicle crash with injuries on Hwy. 169 near Valley View Road.
• A mutual aid request from Eden Prairie Fire Department was cancelled en route.

May 29

• 10 EMS responses.
• Firefighters were called to a gasoline spill at a service station in the 5200 block of Interlachen Boulevard. A fuel oil supply truck over-filled the underground fuel tank and spilled about three or four gallons. Absorbent material was placed and the service station shut down the fueling operations until the spill was cleaned up. The fuel spill was contained to the concrete parking lot and never entered the storm drain system.
• A report of a natural gas leak was checked on the 3900 block of West 50th Street. No gas odor was noted or measured.
• One false fire alarm response.