Fire breaks out at building near Court Avenue, Memphis TN
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire occurred near Court Avenue in Memphis. Firefighters responded with multiple units and reported fire on the second floor. A second alarm was called to bring additional personnel. The fire was knocked down and a secondary search was completed.
Audio|Heard on: Memphis Fire Department
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04:4
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to take a second pre-connect,
00:03
get laid out, and head upstairs.
00:09
We're seeing fire coming out of the Charlie Delta Division, second floor.
00:16
Man,
00:21
this is .5.
00:22
We've got a fire knocked down on the first floor.
00:23
We've got a lot of heat above us.
00:25
We've got fire above us at all.
00:28
That's a check we do.
00:30
We're seeing heavy fire on the second floor.
00:33
Charlie by the side, kind of have a window.
00:39
Jack, we need to redirect to that second floor.
00:47
The command, are you all headed upstairs?
00:52
That's Jack, we can use some help, maybe you can bring your next on the ground.
00:59
Mr. Check, I'm going to go ahead and call for a second alarm to get more guys out here.
01:10
Just as an onboard command, go ahead and start a second alarm.
01:15
We need more manpower.
01:20
Check Android command.
01:27
Second alarm.
01:30
Android command.
01:33
The alarm assignment.
01:35
Be engine 34,
01:37
(number withheld), Inver 8,000,
01:40
truck 7.
01:46
This is 25 or something making our way upstairs.
01:52
Okay.
01:58
Command, this is 25.
02:00
We made it upstairs.
02:01
We're putting water on the fire now.
02:07
Command for mission 25.
02:08
We're getting water on it right now.
02:09
What's our, uh,
02:11
what's our stairs looking at outside?
02:14
We're still seeing heavy fire coming out of the windows on the second floor of the Charlie Club.
02:23
Corrections. You all are doing good.
02:25
Keep up to work.
02:26
We're seeing just now smoke, white smoke.
02:32
Check.
02:37
We're 15 out of the second day search coming.
02:47
Sounded here, 151.
02:49
One of five one.
02:54
One five one.
02:59
All right and get LGW, we have an air truck and NPD.
03:04
One thing, please.
03:10
Handboard command dispatch, we copy.
03:13
Resources are out.
03:19
Command, engine point fire, fire, up down.
03:26
Check, fire knock down, fire knock down, fire control.
03:31
Check, and a secondary search didn't complete at 215.
03:37
Truck 15 commands, it's permanent, secondary share talk clear.
03:46
Command,
03:47
engine 25.
03:52
You're over 25.
03:59
They call with what the fire, how the fire was started.
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Location mentioned:
Court Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
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