Coventry Firefighters Put out Fire, Save Two Lives Over the Weekend

Coventry firefighters had a busy weekend after responding to two medical emergencies and a fire at 1 Reyonlds Court early Monday morning.

Crews from the Central Coventry Fire District extinguished the Reynolds Court fire at around 1:45 a.m. Monday morning after residents woke to the sound of blaring smoke alarms.

The residents saw smoke, called 911 and got out.

Crews arrived to find an area of charred burning wood on the outside of the building at the level of the sill plate.

Crews extinguished the smoldering fire and soon discovered that the fire had been caused by a buried electrical cord that had failed.

The failed cord then burned a four-foot section of the sill plate and was extending into the building.

Thanks to working smoke alarms, alert residents and a quick response from firefighters, the damage to the structure was minimized and nobody was hurt.

Capt. Mark Blanding commanded the scene and Central Coventry Fire District firefighters were assisted by members of the Anthony Fire District, who brought a ladder truck to the scene.

Crews were on scene for about an hour.

Earlier, crews in Group C responded to a cardiac arrest at a local business, the fire department said, and crews arrived to find a nurse and other bystanders performing CPR on a middle aged man.

Crews restored a pulse and breathing and transported the man to the hospital.

On another call, firefighters said, crews responded to a reported drug overdose and found an unresponsive male. The man was revived after a dose of Narcan that was administered by responders. The overdose was reversed and he was transported to the hospital.

“Our Firefighters are also highly skilled and trained Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. Their skills allow them to administer life saving drugs for critical patients,” the fire department said in a post on its Facebook page.

Photos courtesy: Central Coventry Fire District.