Large fire burns from first floor to attic in derelict building
Fire & ArsonA fire is burning through a derelict building from the first floor to the attic. Firefighters are working to control it while checking the building's safety and accessing different areas.
Audio|Source: Albany City Fire
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Transcript:
May of that, (name withheld). Good. Roughly 25 by 40. We have some story. We're bringing some testing. These two-hand lines, uh, section right now. We have fire all the way from the first floor to the attic. Still like the fire in the attic right now. Companies are ladder in the building and, uh, ventilating and it's working on expanding to the feet of the fire in the attic. The time 1.1538. Would you just please put out a tone on the main for companies operating inside the building to evaluate the floor because this building has been derelict for some time and also let them know that there is a looping hatch to the basement stairs in the Charlie Delta corner. If he's doing that now. Any units inside 451 Hamilton Street, be advised to evaluate the floor and the condition of the building, as well as check the Charlie Delta corner of the building for a hatch to the basement stairs. 1539. 107 to command. We're having problems making access to the attic space. We might need to have an alternative route. We think we found the basement access. We're trying to get access down here now. Give me an evaluation. I just wanted you aware of the basement. That's all. You don't have to go down in there. I just want to do aware of it. You do have heavy fire in the attic and it is now burning through the roof. dispatcher you get a chance can you get a PD officer at quail in Madison block off quail on it on the second floor do you have any access to that attic because it's free burning pretty good there and I'm going to be pulling you out very quickly if you can't turn that around Okay, just three minutes and I'm not bad for time. We're working on that back now. Okay. You're just three minutes and I'm pulling you out. Keep you. Two, zero three command. Stand on. No lock on this back roof. Taking as many windows as we possibly. Christine. R-50 on three arriving Hamilton Street. Tows has been notified and working on National Grid now. 107. I have engine 10 going to take care of the blitzfire. One out of seven received.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hamilton St, Albany, NY 12203
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