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Small fires detected at tank farm site in Louisville, Louisville KY

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Near Grade Ln, Louisville, KY 40219

Firefighters reported two small spot fires at a tank farm in Louisville near Grade Lane. The fires were located in the center and southeast corner of the site where tanks are positioned on their sides. Teams discussed using aerial devices, foam lines, and dry chemical extinguishers to control and extinguish the fires due to limited access between the tanks.

Audio|Source: Oldham County Police
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
I am on the south side of the tank farm, just south of Knopp Avenue.
00:15
I'm okay,
00:17
C4 with a drone just reported two small spot fires.
00:21
One in the center of the tank farm, one in the southeast corner of the tank farm where the tanks are laid on their side.
00:30
310 radio, I'm clear with the report.
00:33
2124.
00:38
The tiny three is okay.
00:48
Okay. All right under check. The North Division or Battalion 3?
00:55
Battalion 3.
00:57
Battalion 3. All right.
01:01
Your Shelf are in the North Division report to the command post at near Grade Ln.
01:12
Battalion 3 is okay. I'm in route.
01:16
Battalion 3 to West Division Leader.
01:20
Could we use them aerial devices to knock those fires down again or do you think we should stretch a foam line back there?
01:35
We can fire the a aeros back up, but I'm wondering if it may be easier to get crews in there with some dry chemical extinguishers, see if I can knock it out that way.
01:48
We can at least use a line we already have in place.
01:52
I can get a foam trailer up here. We can move the foam trailer closer and supply that 3-inch line.
02:00
They can try the dry cam,
02:02
but I just don't know if we have good access to put personnel between all those tanks.
02:12
West Division Leader is okay.
02:14
If you want to try to get your handline back in service with some phones.

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Near Grade Ln, Louisville, KY 40219

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