Fire breaks out between first and second floors at apartment, Colorado Springs CO


A fire was reported at the Arbor Point Apartments near Hancock Expressway, unit 87. Firefighters found the fire located between the first and second floors and began interior attack and evacuation of the floors one through three. Multiple fire engines and trucks responded to control the structure fire and assist with evacuations.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
02:47
Transcript:
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Squad 21, Battalion 1, Reds v17-73, Arbor Point Apartments, near Hancock Expressway, Unit 87.
00:09
On a working structure fire, we want to command for it.
00:17
Meet the engine one.
00:23
Goff, command.
00:27
I directed Engine 8 to take that second attack line to level 2.
00:33
It's in between floors 1 and 2 in the chase between the floors of 1 and 2.
00:45
We've made access to floor 1.
00:47
We do have some fire, but I think it's going to be between 1 and 2.
00:56
Received. Are we going to need to evacuate the adjoining floors or are we in a project-in-place scenario?
01:05
I'm having truck eight.
01:06
We can work on evacuating floor one but we're going to need a truck on level two and three to assist with evacuation.
01:17
Received. Engine seven from command.
01:22
Engine seven.
01:25
Can you begin evacuations on floor two and three? advise me when that's complete in all reason.
01:35
Aegean receives command truck for a stage.
01:41
Engine 11 driver.
01:44
Engine 8.
01:45
Ready for water, orange line.
01:49
What? It's on the moon's line.
01:55
Copy.
02:00
Engine 1 arrived.
02:05
Come in.
02:07
Go ahead for Churchill.
02:13
I'm going to have you come in and assist Rick with laddering the exterior of the structure.
02:17
And when you've completed that assignment, let me know I'll put you in on deck.
02:24
Truck 4 copies.
02:25
Just struck with thatter instruction.
02:32
Nge 11. It's 13-9-8-9.
02:36
We're opened up just above you on the second floor right here.
02:42
It looks will be coming from where we're at right now.
02:46
So I think it's somewhere between one and two.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hancock Expy, Colorado Springs, CO 80910
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