Explosion and fire near power plant in Galveston, Galveston TX
Fire & ArsonAn explosion and fire occurred near the old Cherinfoam power plant close to Avenue R in Galveston. Multiple fire trucks and units responded and staged near Dickinson to control the fire and prevent spot fires. Several small explosions were reported at the site.
Audio|Source: Galveston and La Marque Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Just north of Avenue R, first entrance coming from the south on your right.
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Galveston Engine 5 to Galveston Battalion.
00:12
It looks like somebody set out some battery power road fliers out there at the entrance.
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So we're on our way back there right now.
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We passed so many steps level.
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I'll go back to kind of locate it.
00:26
If you see one, go ahead and duct it into probably around that area somewhere.
00:31
We are. It's right there where the old Cherinfoam power plant is.
00:37
I'll head it back that way now.
00:41
We've got another small explosion on the second cooling tower.
00:49
31.
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Go ahead.
00:55
Transporting one about three days a year.
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Okay.
01:06
What's your work case.
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The engine 5, I believe,
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is coming up on the entrance now.
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We pass with the advisor.
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There is no indicators and no police units out there.
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You just have to kind of look for some blinking cones they've placed on the road.
01:23
The smoke and the traffic are pretty good right there.
01:26
So unless you know what you're looking for, you're going to pass it up.
01:30
Passper.
01:34
Chief, what are you got coming? You got a brush truck and engine?
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One battalion chief.
01:41
You've got Battalion 1, Agent 5, and Engine 7's responding on Brush 7.
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That's clear.
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Keep the Brush 7 coming.
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You can send there to anybody else back in service.
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Command, if you need you, on county one.
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Staging, go ahead.
02:08
Did you send me one of us, family on the agent's down this way to top off their takers this time?
02:16
107, 101.
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Okay.
02:22
So we've been up with 201.
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We're going to be staging out here near Dickinson,
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make sure no more spot fires pop up.
02:33
Sir, you have somebody here, I keep getting the small smoke explosion.
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The battalion command in 700, confirming you want to cancel all deployments in Gallup except for our 7.
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Is that correct?
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That's clear.
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Patial 1, engine 5, and go back in service.
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Just press 7.
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Ladder Command, are all brush trucks on the fireground? Please report to the ladder trucks.
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Galsman Battalion 1 calling Brush 7.
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Brush 7.
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That's their gap.
03:21
You received a wreck, correct?
03:24
And that's clear.
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Currently we're on Avenue R, just in the location staging area.
03:31
That's clear, nothing's marked, so you're just going to have to kind of find it back there.
03:35
They say R is about the closest prize road they can come up with.
03:39
Galison Battalion 1 to Agent 5, go back in service.
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That's Galison.
03:45
Inch5 received, we're actually at the staging area right now turn around.
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Inch 5 to brush 7, keep going a little bit further north.
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You're going to see a couple road flares out there and you're going to make a right-hand turn.
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There's no marking on the road.
04:02
Staging the command.
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Stallion,
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Tanger 1 to Salion Engine 3.
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Sanion, you need a second from the staging?
04:27
Stylia. 2.01 to Sanon Command.
04:36
How many bus trucks do you want?
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Stallion Tanker-Wan to Salion Booster.
04:48
Go ahead.
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I now report to the latter truck.
04:56
Negative 201 and 101 at POTUS tail here by Dickinson's brush.
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Bill on Rush 26.
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Two on Tech City Command.
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He's reported Hitchcock breast truck.
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Stand by.
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Hitchcock Restruck.
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Stanley on Tinker 1 to Engine 3.
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Stanley on Tinker 1 to Engine 3.
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Tanker 1, do you need Topping?
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We need Engine 3 to pull up to Tanker 1 to top me off.
05:57
Okay, engine 3 is way back in line.
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I'll send you the next available engine.
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Okay, boy.
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First 50. One-on-one to the brush unit by the cooling tower.
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One-on-one to the brush unit by the cooling tower.
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Bring your unit to the ladder trucks.
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Okay,
06:20
Ken, I got water there at the sewer plant.
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There's a hydrant inside the fence.
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We're on.
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We're down to half a tank.
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We're going to come out and get full.
06:33
Tinker 1. Do you see any more fire out there?
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Tanker 1.
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700-201 on kind of Wi-Fi.
06:56
Staging to send around Tinker 1.
06:58
Staging to Semenon Tanker 1.
07:03
Take one, go ahead.
07:07
Say, I'm sending you Kiki Island bumper that top off.
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Thank you, sir.
07:18
In reference to my call, can you send me a back on an emergency?
07:25
Your 265 head that way.
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