Forklift fire causes evacuation at commercial site, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a large commercial fire near South Power Road involving a forklift on fire in the loading dock area. Evacuation was underway and crews worked to establish a water supply to fight the fire inside the building.
Audio|Source: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Commercial fire near South Power Road.
00:05
On route to commercial fire near South Power Road, reports of fire at NCB fabrication.
00:25
Employees are trying to connect hoses on their own rolling engine.
00:36
The 25A to alarm.
00:40
Alarm, go ahead.
00:44
Let's upgrade you on first alarm due to it being commercial.
00:50
Alarm copies, upgrading the first alarm.
00:57
50, East Brown Road.
00:59
Unit 10,000-(number withheld).
01:02
Engine 213.
01:03
C-deck 5.
01:09
258 to alarm on e7.
01:14
Go ahead, engine 258.
01:18
We have a large commercial structure.
01:22
We're located on the rear.
01:23
Single story, block construction, flat roof.
01:26
We have obvious smoke and flames coming out of the rear loading dock.
01:30
We have a visual on a forklift that's on fire.
01:32
Looks like evacuation is in progress.
01:35
Engine 258 is going to assume command.
01:38
Power Road Command.
01:39
Command is going to be offensive.
01:40
Pulling a two and a half inch interior line west side fire.
01:43
We do not have a water supply, unable to complete a full 360.
01:54
Alarm copies, you have an obvious working fire at the loading dock,
02:00
smoke and flame visible, you are pulling two and a half inch line for a fire attack.
02:03
You need the next unit to assist with the water supply.
02:11
Engine 252 to command.
02:15
Can you repeat?
02:21
Engine 252 to command to stage on the left.
02:29
All right, copy.
02:31
This is the battalion 251.
02:32
I just arrived on scene.
02:34
Engine 252, I noticed you're on scene to the west.
02:36
I want you to roll in.
02:38
Why don't you help engine 258 get a water supply?
02:45
Engine 252 copies.
02:47
We'll help engine 258 with the water supply.
02:54
Engine 25A for command.
02:59
Man, go ahead.
03:02
It's the 25A command.
03:04
We've made entry into the structure with a charged line.
03:07
We've got heavy smoke and flames.
03:10
It does appear to be a forklift on fire.
03:12
We also have extension to shelves.
03:15
Two and a half inch line is getting good knockdown, but we're running out of water.
03:18
We need a supply.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Power Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212
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