Firefighters respond to apartment fire in Petersburg


A fire broke out in an apartment building on Mercury Street. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and alarms sounding. They worked to control the fire and ensure everyone was safe.
Audio|Source: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
04:57
Transcript:
Battalion 1, engine 2, engine 4. (Name withheld) broke above her new car was in day. Biomedicide, truck 1 and engine 3. I show you responding to 331 Mercury Street. That's 331 Mercury Street. Apartment, A, apartment, Alpha. Lots of smoke and alarm going off. I know if anyone is in the apartment upstairs. (Name withheld) is knocking on the door. Cross Street is Webster Street at Clinton Street, 1613. 1 is 331 Mercury Street, two-story, wood frame, double ten, nothing showing all afternoon. Andrew 2 is on same. Truck 1 is on scene. Use your fores on scene. for a minute two outfifference. Thank you two outperator for a minute two outfitting for a minute two officers. Is your two author, right? Part off on the highway. Jalby. about us outside 1666. N2 operators and N2 offices. NG2, Alper. Let's get an attic ladder. Indy-3 is on location. Inns5 on, C. We need to be. We're firing on the size on location. All units from command. Operator, go to make a hydrogen connection. Okay, Officer, Officer. Command from 82 officer. Heavy smoke on Division II. Command, copy. Heavy smoke on Division II. If you can unlock the Charlie Door Truck 1, officer is waiting for you there. You can go ahead and mark this a work for the mercury command. Go ahead, commit. You can go ahead and mark this a working incident[1]. We do have water supply and written place as well. Go ahead. Water on the fire. Concent it's burning in the hallway. Copy, water on the fire[2]. You've got to have something with burning in the hallway. Tudersburg medic 13 and right to south side. The route to south side 1621. Command from engine two operator. Go ahead. Board of supply stab. from Division 2 complete. Fire's been knocked down also we've got a primary on Division 1, 2nd. We've got an all clear on this truck. Pittsburgh, Medicaid 13 arrives south side. Medi 13 is out of Southside, 1622.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
working incident: Confirmed active fire
[2]
water on the fire: Active fire suppression
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Location mentioned:
Near Mercury St, Petersburg, VA 23803
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