Chemical incident prompts evacuation at Atlanta building, Atlanta GA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a chemical-related incident at a building near Spring Street Northwest in Atlanta. The building was evacuated as crews investigated a possible hazardous substance. Emergency teams prepared for entry and decontamination, but the exact chemical involved was not yet identified. Efforts to obtain safety data sheets were ongoing during the incident.
Audio|Source: Atlanta Fire Rescue
04:58
Transcript:
00:00
Fast 15, it's on near Spring Street Northwest.
00:04
I'm going to vehicle fire, Agent O'9.
00:11
Fast 15, Larry.
00:13
Fast 15.
00:16
Radio, if that's a vehicle fire, you need to start an engine.
00:19
I'll see if you can cancel fast 15.
00:24
Fast 15, sir.
00:29
Have any luck identifying the chemical yet?
00:37
Have any look identifying the chemical yet? Test resident and service.
00:40
Dr. Lee's 1810 hours.
00:46
Have any look identifying the chemical yet?
00:50
Uh,
00:53
Fire-rescated to C.
00:56
Probably.
01:02
Identification or where to get that identification.
01:05
We've got a little more person that's trying to get a contact.
01:09
They carry a variety of products, anywhere from cleaning products to products that are hazardous to health and environment.
01:20
So we're trying to get more information.
01:26
Copy is still investigated.
01:29
I got squad four shooting up right now. About to make entry.
01:37
Operations is a decon. 2.
01:39
How are we looking?
01:44
Deacon's ready.
01:46
Copy that.
01:53
Receive 1912.
01:59
Copy. Let me know when they're ready to go in.
02:08
Agent 25, 91981 Tiger Flowers, Cross of Morris Brown.
02:13
Engine 25, 20198, one Tiger Flower Drive, Cross of Morris Brown Avenue.
02:18
24, 26-year-old,
02:20
Female not alert, 1812 hours.
02:24
Battalion 5 to command.
02:31
We were advised that that day 3 is typically storage,
02:38
So it could be multiple things in there and not one specific product. We're still trying to get an MSDS on what's going on.
02:49
Man, copy.
02:52
No confirmation yet on any chemical case.
02:55
Waiting for a squad go in and identify.
03:12
I'm going to get jim 7th, Sunday, 1988, 1, Tiger Flower, across with Morris Brown.
03:17
Engine 7th, 19801, Tiger Flower, cross from Morris Brown Avenue.
03:21
4, 76-year-old, not alert, 18, 14-hour.
03:30
Engine 25, respond on an emergency to near Penelope Drive, cross of Robina Street.
03:34
Engine 25, spun near Penelope Drive, cross of Robina Street.
03:39
Responding for an invalid assist to 1815 hours.
03:46
So, respond to near Moreland Avenue, across of Eastland.
03:50
Truck 12, from the near Moreland Avenue, across the Eastland Road.
03:54
Responding on an elevator entrapment to 1815 hours.
04:02
That's right. Okay, one's good.
04:05
Commandant, Nage 1, you get on air.
04:09
That's the front of them.
04:13
Command, Air 7, you can return the service.
04:19
Three door in order to get into the trail of Portland.
04:24
We'll make sure that the building is evacuated.
04:27
It should be evacuated already, but we'll do with confirmation.
04:31
Let me go ahead and have engine 20 to make entry out the side in the cold zone.
04:39
And actually just stand by, stand by on that.
04:43
I got the manager with radios right now. We'll make sure the building's cleared.
04:50
Copy.
04:53
Willis demand the radio. Swad four has made that transit of the building.
04:57
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
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