Residential fire with basement blaze and possible trapped occupants, Delaware County PA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential structure fire near Millbank Road in Upper Darby Township. The fire started in the basement and spread to upper floors and a nearby building. There were reports of people possibly trapped inside the primary fire building on the second floor. Fire crews worked on forcing entry to the basement and controlled heavy fire and smoke. The incident involved coordinating multiple units to suppress the fire and conduct rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Delaware County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Squad 26 on location, landing from Station 37.
00:10
Trust 37, Robert, he's quarters.
00:13
Go ahead.
00:19
Two stories in the rear.
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The walkout in the first floor,
00:27
you have fire shown in the Bravo side,
00:30
basement.
00:31
You do have access.
00:34
They're based on the Bravo site.
00:36
Okay, I copy Charlie's side, walkout basement, two stories.
00:42
Fire show in the basement from the Bravo side.
00:45
John 37 on the commandant.
00:49
Of course, we're doing.
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At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
00:59
Cross streets are Midway Avenue and Ruskin Lane.
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Pameraging.
01:03
At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
01:07
Pameraging.
01:09
Hi, you have visibility first one?
01:14
Okay, are you with squad 25?
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They're making a strap sample.
01:21
Ambulance 19.
01:23
At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
01:27
Cross streets are on Midway Avenue and Ruskin Lane.
01:30
Hemorrhaging.
01:32
At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
01:35
Hemorrhaging.
01:38
Engine 36, Hydrant 19 Marriott Terrace,
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positioning on Bravo side,
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engine three-quarter,
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engine 36 to Car 3,
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Car 3.
02:02
Basement doors fortified, working on forcing it.
02:07
Okay, I'll get to a truck company.
02:10
4704-0-2.
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36 copy truck company.
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Part 3-5 on all location I'll be establishing place.
02:20
Command at Queen 74.
02:24
Ambulance 579.
02:26
At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
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Cross streets are Midway Avenue and Ruskin Lane.
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Hemorrhidging.
02:34
At near Millbank Rd in Upper Darby Township.
02:38
Hemorrhaging.
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474.
02:43
Can you have somebody from your crew to assist 36 getting entered the basement?
02:51
Received.
02:54
We're going to split the teams, most of the outside team.
02:58
We're going to set the 4th and...
03:03
Command cop.
03:05
Truck 37, command.
03:08
Truck 37.
03:09
Primary in the first floor is negative, so has high heat, fire in the walls.
03:15
Can't happen.
03:17
Agent 22, man.
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Command.
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We got a hydrant of Marion Leighton.
03:24
Do you want another supply line?
03:26
That's correct.
03:27
Yes, correct.
03:38
Measure 36, 4-3.
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Command, go ahead.
03:48
Made entry,
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heavy fire, getting water on the fire.
03:54
Okay, getting water on the fire.
03:58
Truck 37, Command, Ergent.
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Truck 37, go with your agent.
04:05
Heavy fire now sending his first alert.
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Are you with 20 cents?
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That's drop.
04:21
Tower 34 on location.
04:26
Timmy at Tower 34.
04:28
Go ahead.
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I'm going to do you go to the TELF exposure.
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Copy delta exposure.
04:44
Engine 4 on location.
04:52
Command to engine 4.
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Andrew 4.
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Work with power 34-seconding Delta exposure.
05:04
Copy delta exposure.
05:11
37 drive reconnected.
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Okay.
05:20
Okay, if you have any smoke from the Delta exposure.
05:27
Okay, I signed engine four in power 34 after that.
05:31
Okay, just clarify is from the rear as well.
05:37
Understood.
05:41
Tower 34 to command.
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Tower 34.
05:51
Delta exposure, first floor, moderate smoke.
05:55
We heard the report about heavy smoke.
05:58
Going to try and make our way to the second floor.
06:02
Power 34, okay.
06:04
Command the squad 26.
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26.
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You're going to be a division one supervisor.
06:21
Power 34 to command urgent.
06:24
Yeah, we're urgent.
06:31
Delta exposure, second floor fire unlocks.
06:35
Engine O-4 is bringing the line up now.
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Okay, firing a clock off of the Delta.
06:42
Command, however.
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Up 37 driver.
06:53
Come in, go ahead.
06:54
Okay, go ahead.
06:58
The neighbors are telling,
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listen to Charlie's side, that there's a...
07:07
We're saying there's possibly shrouding division two.
07:10
We do have heavy smoke from division two of the primary fire building at this time.
07:15
You're reporting in the fire building or the exposure?
07:22
Nick U14, and ambulance 52A.
07:26
At near Putnam Boulevard in Nether Providence Township, Unit A.
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Cross Streets are Moor Road and Save a Plain.
07:34
Trouble breathing.
07:35
At near Putnam Boulevard in Nether Providence Township, Unit A.
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Trouble bleeding.
07:42
The primary fire building.
07:45
Okay, command of Clare 74.
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Quince 74. Do you copy.
07:50
Then reports are possible entrapping on the second floor.
07:55
Our reports is entrapped in second floor.
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The primary fire building.
08:01
The primary fire building.
08:04
Received.
08:07
Basement, in command.
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Basement.
08:13
Visible fire is not.
08:16
You may need a relief company down here.
08:19
274 to command urgent.
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274 go.
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Location mentioned:
Millbank Rd, Upper Darby Township, PA 19082
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