Fire with heavy smoke traps people in Durham building, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a building fire near Lenham Street in Durham, North Carolina. There was heavy smoke and flames reported, and two people were trapped inside the structure. Fire crews conducted searches on the floors and worked to evacuate residents safely. The fire was located in the basement and was eventually cleared after primary and secondary searches.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
09:15
Transcript:
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Command on the structure fire, they diverted your aimless to the 1050 PI on carbon because there are two people trapped.
00:06
I'm not able to the structure fire yet.
00:16
Battalion 2 from the engine to whirlstein, residents stand outside.
00:24
Engine 2 will be taken a lap.
00:29
We do have plane thrown from Charlie Stop.
00:36
Gotting, two-jave.
00:43
Guard. Engine 14.
00:45
Engine 511.
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Battalion, 1.
00:59
Battalion 2 is found.
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Engine 2,
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laps complete.
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We got heavy smoke of fire,
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locked out on the rear of the structure.
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One in front, 2 in the rear.
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Engine 2 is pulling the line to the rear.
01:13
Battagint 2, copy.
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Communications fill the box.
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Battalion 2, John.
01:19
3.7 is on seat.
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I'm about nine minutes out.
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Go ahead, take command.
01:32
Engine 2 from engine 1.
01:33
Do you have your own hydrant?
01:42
Structure fire near Lenham Street, Crossout, Leon Street, and West Murray Avenue.
01:52
Multiple units responding including mobile support and engines.
01:58
Engine 8.
02:03
Fill in the box, I'm 5.
02:13
Okay.
02:19
Squad, seven.
02:20
Get up ready to a working car.
02:23
Yeah, they just filled the box.
02:25
Heavy planes visible.
02:27
All right, take it.
02:39
Go ahead and get me lighter 17 coming this way.
02:45
Point seven searching the basement, we're going to take floor one.
02:52
Copy, four one, rescue one.
03:03
Command from matter two, we're going in for primary search on floor one.
03:08
Copy, Latifix floor 1, search.
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Quint 7 from SB 1.
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Are you vacant or 4-1 search?
03:26
We are vacant search.
03:28
Copy, SB 1, 4-1.
03:40
BSO from Engine 13 on Off 1.
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Charge up!
03:52
I'm gonna be on scene in just a minute, all the advice we got.
03:59
Okay, one's the last one.
04:00
We heard it, we were heading your web, but now we're just going to stage at 1.
04:06
Yeah, I copy that.
04:07
I was trying to figure out between you and lighter 17.
04:09
I wasn't sure who was closer, so that'll work.
04:34
Charge the hydrant whenever ready.
04:52
Pryor. Asking him, let's switch to this option.
04:56
Charge the hydrant.
05:00
More are coming.
05:04
The Tiger 4 is all saying, I'm only going to stab.
05:07
So you're letting them come here.
05:20
Thank you. Command from rescue one.
05:24
Go ahead.
05:26
4-1 above the fire apartment.
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Latterton already done a primary was clear.
05:35
We did the secondary. It is clear.
05:37
One two, one apartment over, four one.
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A ladder two.
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Go ahead, ladder two.
05:53
Yeah, time here is complete on the fire apartment.
05:55
We're going to the left.
05:57
We've got a time area on the second apartment, working our way from the left,
06:01
and we're going to the third one over here.
06:06
Okay.
06:07
Just confirming the fire was located in the basement, correct?
06:13
It is correct, sir.
06:23
Sentinel 2 Zolcine.
06:29
Battalion 2, Charlie Division.
06:33
Copy the battalettes.
06:34
Correction, Charlie's side, Charlie side.
06:38
Copy the battalion 2, Charlie Side.
06:45
I'll have seven.
06:52
Stay in my view,
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I'll call you on the phone.
07:18
Manchin let's do.
07:22
Well,
07:24
okay.
07:29
I'm in the street part and they're getting people out of here right now.
07:39
Okay.
07:45
That it's a 200 haul and employee having a seizure.
07:50
Okay,
07:52
I'll be copy.
08:13
Squad 1 from command.
08:16
Squad 7 from command.
08:22
Squad 7 from command.
08:43
Ladder 17, go ahead and go to Station 2.
08:47
Ladder 12 of you at Station 1, correct?
08:52
We're at 4 for the moment unless you want us to move it to 1.
09:00
We're currently at Station 4, we can move up to 1 if you need us to 2.
09:05
Alright, just say at 4, I think that'll work.
09:08
And I'll send Ladder 17 at Station 2.
09:14
God.
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