Heavy smoke and evacuation at Summerville structure fire, Summerville SC
Concern rises as heavy smoke fills the fifth floor of a structure on Partridge Circle in Summerville, prompting forced entry and evacuation while firefighters deploy fans to clear smoke.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire/EMS with Summerville
08:43
Transcript:
00:00
Station 23, Engine 421, fire alarm, floor 14 Partridge Circle, floor 14 Partridge Circle, Summerville, cross street of Quayle Lane and Live Oak Road.
00:23
Looks up we may need a forced entry.
00:36
Okay, everyone copies working in fire room 502 D-102.
00:53
PAN420 said it's on the alpha side.
01:12
Signed 301 from engine 302.
01:59
Chiefs, 4 is evacuated.
02:01
It is time to work on evacuating the building.
03:49
Caller reports force door is locked and unable to get to it at this time.
04:04
I'm seeing up a third-due engine company.
05:06
423 Bravo just established command.
05:08
The presence is the first of the fire and not the out of the first time.
06:14
Roe, you can go ahead and discontinue the North Charleston ladder truck at this time, just have them stayed at Station 1.
07:54
Visibility is clear, but the entire fifth floor is full of smoke.
07:58
If we get a fan or two to the fifth floor, we can seat it and just pump it right now with the fire room.
08:13
Can you coordinate getting two of the electric fans upstairs?
08:20
And let's try and get that clear.
08:24
Copy two electric fans, we'll get four.
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Location mentioned:
Partridge Cir, Summerville, SC 29485
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