Large structure fire near Melton Ave and Grade Ln in Louisville, Louisville KY
Fire & ArsonA large structure fire occurred near Melton Avenue and Grade Lane in Louisville, Kentucky. Multiple fire engines and hazardous materials units responded to the scene. Firefighters evacuated the building due to a possible collapse at the rear. Command coordinated water supply and exposure protection efforts. Tankers involved have fire impinging on them requiring water. The power was shut down in the area to support operations. No confirmed rescues were reported at the time. The incident involved complex firefighting tactics, including using surrounding lanes and staging equipment at nearby supply stores.
Audio|Source: Louisville MetroSafe Suburban Fire 5 - 8, Okolona Tac 80
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760 to command, do you have any extra engines down at your location?
00:05
No, not yet.
00:10
Engine 77, I need you to evacuate the building. You got Marshall collapse in the rear.
00:20
Chief Toney want to command. You want any extra equipment from the south side? I'm here at your station on.
00:29
Bigger respondent has that company from Villa County, that'd be great.
00:34
Before we're around.
00:36
Where do you want to stage that, sir? Four more to call me?
00:40
All right through the south.
00:42
There's going to be a farmer store,
00:47
farmer supply store, south on Gray Lane, west side of the street, and stays there.
00:52
Where I'm out.
00:56
296 on seeing red light a mountain these eyes were we're looking for a day.
01:02
186 if you can and turn down 3 lanes passes howard we'll lay into the back of suddenly 11.
01:10
196 a minute.
01:14
Asmat 66's response.
01:18
Hasmat 66, 1737.
01:20
What I received... Asmat 77 is responding.
01:23
Hasmat 173737.
01:26
When you get done,
01:29
engines going to come to the C-side, help with exposure protection on the side, please.
01:38
That's that 66 to command. Would you like to come in off the south as well?
01:48
Chief 86 to the Elgini resource. So I don't apply when I'm out there.
01:52
Dead, correct?
01:55
Two, Airport 4-6, I'm out of water and Guard Rescue 6A Tinker is out of water as well.
02:04
Okay, if you can make your waist out, 47, just build it a hundred down this way.
02:14
...in by this quint, and there's also a down-power line in between me and 47, a pole.
02:24
286, if you can lay in the airport 47.
02:32
9 feet.
02:36
If you can lay in at airport 47.
02:43
29th, 29 to 201. 29 to 201.
02:49
That serves.
02:59
I'm 33 out of service, 1738.
03:04
2060 was okay and cancel.
03:10
...in or the whole plane. Have you been able to tell anything from where you're at?
03:15
That's negative. There's definitely plain parts over here.
03:19
Just mixing all this debris, but we're still trying to access this main part of the fire. We can't get all the way to the front.
03:28
Okay,
03:29
gee everybody out of that building,
03:31
firefighter-wise.
03:34
Southbound off to that quaint coming in, stand by, we're going to move these two engines.
03:40
Quint 52 is at Fern Valley, Grade Lane, where do you need this approach from?
03:47
Hey,
03:50
that is correct, everybody's exit the structure.
03:53
I'm going to have Queen 66 working on the rear behind the structure.
03:59
Command's okay.
04:02
G5 to Oklahoma Command. What's your location right now?
04:10
We're going to be at Gray Lane and Donnett's a Boilwater Command Post.
04:14
He may be sitting up here.
04:21
Command 07, PRP is going to be supplying water to 47.
04:31
Ready to commands, have we confirmed any rescues in those first couple structures?
04:37
No confirmed rescues yet. If you can't call LG&E and see if they've got relay lanes shut down, electric-wise.
04:51
Command, I'm okay.
04:53
All right now, say, we're on Great Lake.
04:58
2077-74.
05:02
State Township.
05:04
Do you ever rescue these establish yet?
05:08
Start charging these buildings? That's like if we weren't able to get in close.
05:16
If you take care of establishing the rescue group,
05:20
and use your second alarm from rural to establish that.
05:25
K -5-8-2. I want teaching coming from the north,
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I want you to get 3-8-2 trucks
05:37
so working right to these properties.
05:53
C5, the battalion 2.
05:55
You okay, man?
06:00
Okay, sir, can you repeat? I just got on scene.
06:04
I want you to take three engines and two trucks from our second one. We start to rescue grief later.
06:13
Once you start charging these properties.
06:17
The time is okay.
06:20
Chief 51 in command, we're able to confirm LGD shut down all the power coming all the way back here on this road.
06:27
Chief E1, we're working on that now.
06:29
Wait a second with the LGV now. How far down grade lane are you? Or I'm sorry, Melton Avenue.
06:35
Is it on the south side of Melton or all on the north side? Is it gone back towards the landfill or not?
06:52
Kentucky Command.
06:55
I'm up here by the contemptual room.
06:57
We have three tankers which have fire impinging on them. We need some water on them.
07:06
Inger 71 W. Battalion 71 location.
07:14
9971 is on the north side in the parking lot near my vehicle.
07:23
156 W's the North End Division.
07:26
We are supplying airport 47 now to get back on those tankers.
07:36
Agent 78 command,
07:38
if you wanted to search 10,001-1-3-lan, it's right from 178. I don't believe it's been searched yet.
07:47
That's correct. Get with the Rescue Division and just let them know you're taking care of that.
07:56
Okay.
07:58
I'm okay.
08:13
Thank you. 10.5, Infinite Command.
08:17
What is your exact location right now?
08:21
Hi, Hudson Boulevard and Grade Lane Command Hall.
08:26
25, okay.
08:31
And we're a broadcast on all channels to leave the location of the command post.
08:40
Engine 53 has that 53 and foam trailer respondent to fourth plants.
08:48
Northern Division of Cran.
08:52
Go ahead.
08:55
UPS rats that walk by by the jet had anywhere from 200 or 250,000 gallons of jet fuel on board.
09:04
Okay. Okay. Okay.
09:09
479 can you confirm with DLGV about the utilities on grade plane? We need to shut down to get more hydrant.
09:16
We just got off the phone with them. They're shutting it all down.
09:19
So you need to call them about utilities. I'm working on them as we speak.
09:27
Excuse me, they'll be the command.
09:34
Go ahead.
09:37
If we get those engines or two engines or whatever we get, have them grab a hotter if you can, on grade lane.
09:44
In front of Scudages area to lay in for a positive water source.
09:55
C-packing through the radio.
09:57
Go ahead and told me an engine in the truck company in the staging place.
10:02
Is it fixed in your spotting.
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Location mentioned:
Melton Ave & Grade Ln, Louisville, KY 40219
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