Firefighter responds to smoldering wall fire in apartment, Plano TX


Firefighters respond to a smoldering fire inside a wall at an apartment building in Plano, Texas. They work to shut off power to the affected unit and the entire building as a safety precaution. The Red Cross is requested to help residents during the incident.
Audio|Source: Plano Fire
03:8
Transcript:
00:00
Command from engine 13. Command. Chief, I've got one guy going down to the breaker panel inside the garage here, 1106. I'm going to see if you can kill the power. We're going to have to take out some of this C-by-4s that are in the wall because it's smoldering down in a voice space in between all three of them that are all built together in a little box.
00:27
Command receives, be killing the power for 1106. Do you need any assistance from a truck company? Negative, we've got enough people up here right now. If we can't get the power shut off at the breaker panel in the garage, we have to kill the power to the whole building. Command received.
00:51
Command, Agent, there's no breaker panel in the garage. We're going to fill the power to the entire building. Do you make contact with an apartment representative to meet us over here? We'll try to make contact with one. Command from Troy 5. Command. Command.
01:19
We'll be advised you, they just kill the power to 1104. Commander Cee, we're killing power to the whole building.
01:29
You say he'll come meet with you next. Command received. This is from command. I'll be releasing the truck four.
01:47
Engine 8, hydrant from Engine 8.
01:49
Command from Plythus.
01:51
Command.
01:52
1107 has a faint smell of smoke, but there's no heat seizure and no visible smoke.
01:59
Attic is clear.
02:00
Command received.
02:02
From Dispatch, 30-minute time check.
02:04
Dispatch from command.
02:05
Dispatch. Do you have Red Cross respond in this location?
02:08
Proceed heading Red Cross.
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Plano, TX
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