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Helmet-cam: Wind driven fire spreads from shed to two homes in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey.

This video, from a fire around 9:00 PM on October 16 in the Mystic Harbor section of Little Egg Harbor Township, was uploaded to YouTube today. According to the description with the clip, it came in as a shed fire, but with sustained winds of 30 MPH and gusts to 50 MPH the homes on either side were also burning when the fire department arrived.

Here's more:

Engine 72 arrived and crews pulled (2) 1.75" Lines to attack the fire from the outside. Our other Engine that was right behind us That crew also pulled (2) 1.75" Lines to fight the fire from the inside as the fire made its way to the 2nd and 3rd floors and the attic of the "C" & "D" side of the house. Using Class "A" foam the Fire was k/d in about 18 min. 

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