pOn Saturday after several weeks of using the old New Providence Baptist Church for training QFD volunteers along with several neighboring companies burned down the structure.nbspnbspppMembers leftnbspthenbspstation at 8 am on the cool and breezy morning and by 915 most of the structurenbspwas down and burning in the basement.nbsp With the help of R. Work Excavating and their mini track hoe the remainder of the building was pushed in and burned up.nbspnbspnbspppWe used only about 10000 gallons of water to keep the fire in check and to make sure no exposures were damaged.nbsp Only a few trees that were above the building sustained any damage.ppThis proved beneficial for several groups.nbsp The church now has rid of the structure and saved a few dollars on demolition and the fire company was able to use the structure extensively for training.nbsp Burning it also gave new members a look at the speed of fire travel and the effect of building construction on a fire.ppThanks to Refton Community FC 59 and Bart Township FC 51 for helping with the scene and to Gap FC 42 and Christiana FC 52 for standing by for us.nbsp They handled one call for a reported barn fire that actually turned out to be the building we were burning that someone from several miles away saw and called in.p
