Forklift fire inside Lowe's store triggers evacuation, Colorado Springs CO
Fire & ArsonA forklift inside a Lowe's store near North Academy Boulevard caught fire. Firefighters responded with multiple units, evacuated the building, and investigated the situation. No active fire was reported near the garden center that may have started from a hit extension cord.
Audio|Source: Colorado Springs Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We break. This is a Command 4[1] structure fire assignment.
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Echo 10,
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Engine 8, engine 6, engine 10, truck 10, Tower 1, Tower 4, and Battalion 1.
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The Lowe's, near North Academy Boulevard on a structure fire respond on command 4.
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Sorry to this session, Mark 390s on command 4.
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Copy.
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Engine 10 responding, engine 6 and truck 10 responding.
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Shirt truck 4 responding.
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1420. Engine E responding?
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Respondent?
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TAR1 responding unit is on Command 4[1], near North Academy Boulevard Lowe's for Structure Fire. RVU is reporting they have a forklift on fire. The forklift is inside the building.
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I.L. 28 at the back.
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And she copy of things.
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Just each other.
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Contain copy.
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4.4. Okay?
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It's your stand, copy.
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Power on, shoot.
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Okay. Okay, everyone, copy.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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We are no. Just not you just take.
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Do you confirm this is an electric or propane forklift?
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We are no longer on the line. I can have a call speaker try to call back.
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Engine 6, I don't have her back on the line yet. I'll try again here in just a second.
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Plurton, I don't think there's match you can disregard.
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Copy.
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All the units, the time ones arrived. We've got a single-story commercial Lowe's.
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We've got nothing visible on the front.
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Looks like potential evacuation of this time.
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First two engines come in and be in investigative mode.
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This much, copy.
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We're going to be your first engine. Do you want us to come in on the alpha or the Charlie side?
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Just go ahead and come in on the alpha side. I've got confirmation from the manager that we do have evacuation complete.
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Amar 26 in route emergent with engine warm from Hancock and Pike's Peak.
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I'm here.
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Okay.
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Okay, Jake, Battalion, yep, that door right there is your closest access.
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Tens arrived stage on the north side by a plug.
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26.
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Agent 6 will be on the FTC.
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Tower ones arrived.
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1426.
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This arrived.
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Engine 8, command.
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All units from Battalion 1. Battalion is going to assume command. Break Engine 8 from command.
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Engine 8, go ahead.
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Reports close to the garden center, potentially was an extension cord that was hit, no report of active fire.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Command 4: Incident command radio channel 4
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Location mentioned:
N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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