Massena Fire Responds to ALCOA Equipment Fire

 Massena Firefighter's responded shortly after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening for a reported fire in Area 3 of the Alcoa West facility in the village.  Engine 28 and Rescue 77 responded.  Upon arrival Alcoa Incident Command requested multiple teams of firefighters in full gear and air packs and ready to make entry. A Massena interior team assisted Alcoa Fire Brigade members trying to attack the fire from the top of the equipment with no luck.  A second group of Massena Firefighters under the direction of Alcoa staff advanced a foam attack line and a water back-up line into the ground floor of the structure, accompanied by a staged Rapid Intervention Team.  The fire was eventually extinguished when the machinery holding the burning material was able to be turned back on and reversed allowing the burning material to be dumped on the floor in front of Massena Firefighters manning the lines on the ground floor.  Assiting Alcoa also was Massena Rescue, Seaway Valley Ambulance, and Massena Police.