Large crowd blocks patient rescue at building, Franklin County OH


Emergency responders staged near Oakland Park and Westerville Road due to about 500 people inside a building preventing safe access to assist a patient. Police presence was needed before emergency crews could enter safely.
Audio|Source: Columbus Division of Fire, Franklin County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Yeah, we went back around to exit the scene due to safety.
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Franklin County Sheriff left the scene approximately 500 people inside the building
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trying to circle back around to see if we can meet up with Clinton PD to get the patient outside of the building.
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But no, we did not leave the scene. We repositioned our trucks.
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Copy.
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So if you can advise Franklin County Sheriff,
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we had approximately four to five cruisers at the scene and they loved the scene.
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We advised them that we weren't able to go inside to build a safety concern.
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Good room.
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Just re-opened that ticket that we were originally on.
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We're going to be staging at Open Park, Westbrook, Road area until the arrival of PD. We're going to be staging at Open Park, Westerville Road area until the arrival of P.D.
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