Station 20 was alerted to Franklin Plaza for an odor of smoke. Dir 610 arrived with smoke showing from the rear of the plaza near a storage room. T-20 quickly went enroute with crew of 4. T-20 arrived on B/C corner and went inservice with an 1 3/4" to rear stairwell. LT 20-1 placed the unit in service and established Franklin Plaza Command. Small fire load was located and extinguished in rear storage closet with possible extension to second floor and adjacent rooms. Asst 64-2 was assigned interior operations with negative extension found. Second floor and adjacent shops required extensive ventilation in which C-78 and T-236 crews handled with PPV. Due to sprinkler head activation Salvage 22 and 63 were placed into service for water removal. T-236 laddered side A and crews reported negative findings. The box assignment was held to 1 and 1. Crews remained on scene for approx 3 hours until power and gas was re-established. Attack 9 provided cover to District 1 while apparatus were on scene. At approx 1630 Command was terminated and all crews were released. Fire is currently being investigated by FM 20.
