May 16, 2007 - The Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Nantucket Way that apparently was caused by a lightening strike. The Police Department did an excellent initial knock-down of the floor joists that had ignited from a ruptured gas pipe in the basement. The Fire Department interior attack crew enter the residence and advanced a 1 1/2" line into the area. A chair was still on fire which we immediately extinguished. It was then discovered that gas was still escaping from the line. This created an extremely hazardous condition inside the building. Chief Paul Perrotti moved quickly to the outside of the building to shut the gas off. Crews in the basement commenced ventilation operations to remove the gas and smoke. The Fire Department remained on-scene and ventilated with smoke ejectors and waited for representatives of Yankee Gas to arrive. The residence was then turn back over to the owners.

	From left to right: Firefighter Jon Vaughan, Lt. James Redway, Firefighter Dave Shaban, return from the backside of the house.
	Firefighter Dan Santiago and Junior Firefighter Brian Shaban begin to set up one of the smoke ejectors to be placed at the front door.

Firefighters get a reel from Truck 1 to power the smoke ejector in the front door.
Former Deputy Chief Bob Desmarais brings the power outlet to the front door to be connected to the fan placed there. Firefighter Santiago watches while Chief Perrotti and a Junior Firefighter prepare the fan.

	Fire Chief Paul Perrotti sets a smoke ejector up in the front door. Lt. James Redway calls for a second fan to be deployed at the cellar door to ventilate the basement of gas and smoke. Firefighter Vaughan reels out power cord to be deployed to the back of the house to connect the second fan in the bilco door leading to the basement.
	The chair that was on fire under the gas line, which interior attack crews extinguished immediately.