More details from PGFD on water problems at University Park house fire. Department will also look at why there were eight injuries.

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Both the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and a Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department spokesman verify a hydrant closest to a burning University Park home was providing plenty of water hours after the fire was extinguished. But shortly after the report of  the fire late Sunday night a pumper was unable to relay water from that plug on Partridge Place.

Engine 801 (Hyattsville) was on that hydrant attempting to pump the supply line for Engine 812 (College Park). Evacuation tones were sounded after the tanks on both rigs ran dry and no water could be relayed from the hydrant. PGFD Chief Spokesman Mark Brady says the pump operator from Hyattsville tried three different times to get water. Brady believes five to seven minutes were lost until the water began flowing on the third attempt.

According to Brady, a secondary water supply was being set up at about the same time. Once water flowed again crews were allowed back in the home.

Brady says firefighters were again pulled from the home on the arrival of Major Jerry Lamoria who took over command from Battalion Chief 804. According to Brady, Lamoria ordered the evacuation for accountability and to “organize a coordinated deployment”.

Along the way eight firefighters were hurt, all with relatively minor injuries. Two received burns and the rest were from strains, sprains, bruises and exhaustion. Brady says PGFD will look closer at why there were so many injuries on this one fire.

Officials are also trying to better understand why there was difficulty getting water. Brady says they certainly would like to have those five to seven minutes back when there was no water, but due to the large amount of fire on arrival he doesn’t believe it would have significantly changed the outcome.