Active structure fire at Akron Avenue with evacuations, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonAn active fire occurred at a building near Akron Avenue, Durham. Fire crews arrived and began evacuation and fire attack. The basement and multiple floors were checked with some smoke present. Road closures were implemented near Concord and Pleasant streets due to the incident and a gas leak.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
08:20
Transcript:
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Structure Fire, near Akron Avenue, Cross of Alfred Street and Scranton Place, FD 8, mobile support 1, FD 10, QM1.
00:28
There is a basement on the backside.
00:39
All units, all stations, prepare to copy a street close.
00:48
All units, all stations, 2,200 block concord between Nelson and Cecil.
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will be closed until further. Again, the 2200 block of Concord between Nelson and the Seasel will be closed until further.
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And the 100 block of Pleasant between Mineral Springs and Horseshoe will be closed due to a gas late until further.
01:09
The 100 block of Pleasant between Mineral Springs and Horseshoe will be closed until further due to a gas leak. And it's in 14 at 1120.
01:26
Four from one, have you got your own water?
01:30
Yeah, it's fine, the truck.
01:35
One's on scene, engine one will establish command,
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and we'll also be pulling the second line.
02:03
Right now I got Engine 4 on fire attack. I got Rescue 1 searching, got Ladder 12 vint,
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and Squad 4 with Engine 4.
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Water supplies established.
02:24
Thank you one for meeting 4.
02:35
Recife one, go ahead.
02:39
The military one is on the same one is on scene. Well,
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the battalion one is on scene.
02:58
Command from Recife one.
03:02
I'll tell you one, I'll go ahead and take it. Go ahead.
03:05
All right, primary search in the basin is clear.
03:09
Light to no smoke in the basement.
03:11
Spoke with the company's on the second floor. They think it's in the floor, so we're looking below to see if we can figure out where in the floor is that.
03:23
That's allowed to know what you got.
03:27
Just light smoke. We didn't cut a hole, but only saw smoke from the outside on the Alfa road here.
03:34
Cut it.
03:36
Battalion 1 from Engine 1. I don't think there's an attack line inside yet. Injian 1 is going in with it.
03:41
Spoke to the caller, she said, go up the stairs, hang on left, and that's where the fire's at.
03:49
Good more. Yeah, the engine 1 going in on firetight.
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Coming out from engine four.
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Go ahead, four.
04:03
Isolid it to the wall on the Charlie side?
04:07
Yeah, we're gonna open it up now.
04:09
No fire.
04:13
One is coming to you with the line.
04:22
Command from engine 5, you want a backup line?
04:26
Yeah, let's go ahead and put it on the ground.
04:30
Copy that. Injof-us back-up, arm.
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Engine four.
04:35
Well, for now. A lot of toil sandal and ventilation if we need it.
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I'm going to try to contact chat on here in a second.
04:52
Arm, 4306, Waterford Valley, Drive.
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Fire alarm, 4306, Waterford Valley Drive, Cross Street, Woodway Park Drive, engine,
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6, ladder,
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6.
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Topps Channel 6, Up 6.
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Primary, sir,
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negative, all clear.
05:35
And that's on all fours, correct?
05:39
That's affirmative.
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Copy, primary is clear on all fours.
05:55
A, interior crews, you still got black smoke coming from the alpha window.
06:01
I'm not sure if it's building or not, but you still got it coming out.
06:07
Command for Rescue 1.
06:09
Copy that.
06:10
Conditions inside are and prevalent. I think it's just lingering out.
06:18
Copy that.
06:25
Randy, rear compartment.
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Command from engine one.
06:34
Let's get the power shield from outside.
06:39
A ladder 3, RIP, can you control utilities, please?
06:55
Commandant for rescue one.
06:59
Okay, go ahead.
07:02
Interior crews are ready for a fan and also maybe get a company on the Charlie side to assist in that exterior wall.
07:12
Okay.
07:14
Engine 12, go to Charlie's side please. Lighter 12 will you handle the fan since your ventilation?
07:23
In the househouse.
07:26
Perfect, thanks.
07:30
This webcoppy, you're on here, Charlie.
07:35
We're having a lot of days. We're working on power now.
07:52
Engine 9, you can clear.
07:54
Sorry for the delay and get you cleared up.
07:57
Okay, I wasn't really sure if I was a dismeshed.
08:01
Yeah, you're showing on our screen, but you can clear. Thanks.
08:06
Thank you.
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Engine 5, we're not going to need your backup line if you'll do a secondary search.
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Copy that, engine five, secondary search.
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Location mentioned:
Near Akron Ave, Durham, NC 27713
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