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Apartment fire causes balcony collapse and rescuesIndianapolis IN

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Indianapolis, IN

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex near 5718 and 5716. Multiple units worked on fire attack, searches, ventilation, and rescue operations. The fire caused a balcony on the rear side of the building to collapse. Victims were found and helped on the Charlie side of the apartments.

Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
09:54
Transcript:
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Viter 84, I want you to come up to the front,
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assist with the attack line, get to boot real quick and then come over and check near 5718. I've got the XOGEL to another foot.
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Ladder 84 is clear,
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assist with attack, then go to near 5718, search.
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Command from XO.
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Go.
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near 5718, Delta,
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Charlie, and Alpha, apartments are all checked. I'm forcing V now.
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What's that?
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And Medicaid4, Medicaid, 85 on seat.
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Medic 44, Medic 85. I believe your victims are going to be on the Charlie's side.
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I want you to get those checked out and let me know what you have.
00:49
84's clear.
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Lance is a sec.
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Attack.
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Op 1, T.FU 18,
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near 5716, 4-A-A-R-A-Rint.
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Working... Alright, go ahead.
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Top 1.
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Command from attack.
01:23
Attack, go ahead.
01:27
We're on the first floor.
01:38
Pumper 83 charge, migrant.
01:42
Charging.
01:47
Commend from Charlie, there are no patients on the Charlie side.
01:54
Okay, the victims were there when we pulled up.
01:58
Attack from command, go ahead and get trapping.
02:02
Compa 83 from attack, a little bit less pressure.
02:08
Command from attack.
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Go ahead, Captain.
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Attack, go ahead for command.
02:30
Command from CEF on the south side, we got one run, second story also.
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Rob to that.
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Command from safety.
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Thank you.
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near 5716.
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Carversoe power is off.
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Let me know if you want power off near 18 and 20. That's clear. Exo, come back to the buggy.
03:02
Okay, all four units near 5718 are clear.
03:07
You've got 804's ladder going up the pole ceiling and try to get ahead of the fire at that apartment.
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Okay.
03:21
Cray-N-A-9.
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Okay to something to attack.
03:32
Command Agent 84, be advised.
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The balcony on the rear side came down.
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It's going to be the...
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Charlie built the corner.
03:43
Nobody coming out from the bottom side.
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Okay.
03:48
Agent 89 for command.
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near 5718. We've got all four of the apartment's primary search players. There's a little bit of light haze in all these apartments where we're going to get you feeling cold and see if there's anything up there above us.
04:01
Okay.
04:03
Agent 89, put water in that window.
04:09
Clare, water, eight years first.
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88 search.
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Both of the second floor, check off the clear on BTF.
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First floor is checked off here, we're going into the fourth bedroom right now.
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Roger that.
04:29
Control, are you clear direct on that?
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Trust clear. Clare.
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It's a 5 arrive.
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You didn't repeat your traffic, it's all.
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Mr. 85 is left to think.
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Command from Charlie.
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Charlie, go ahead.
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We've got an engine company back here up the ladder onto the second floor. I could use another truck company up here to assist in polling.
05:18
Command from then on the south side of the building.
05:24
You want us to go to the first, you want us to move around back and help pull.
05:31
Go around the backside.
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Brandon, Traynon.
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Go ahead.
05:42
near 5718. Lighters open up some ceiling.
05:45
We're not seeing any fire above us. Okay,
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is that near 5716 or is that a near 5718 part?
05:56
near 5718? near 5718.
06:01
Okay.
06:06
Okay. Okay. Okay, Larry 8.
06:11
Larry 8, go ahead.
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This apartment to the left of the common hallway there, the whole apartment checks all clear on search.
06:23
Okay.
06:24
If you can get him in that window, just go on in.
06:29
Command 985.
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Command 881-801 on the scenes.
06:38
Command, you're 15, then sent to the incident.
06:43
Command ladder 88, from ahead of the second floor, start pulling ceiling.
06:46
Try to do a thing primary.
06:51
Commandment 85, 84 is transporting to Afghana, they were checking out one more victim over here.
07:03
State letter 1's on scene.
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Ladder 1.
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Can you get around to the Charlie side, assist there?
07:14
81's engine road.
07:18
We have just Pachy-85.
07:21
Command,
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Latter E4th.
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Next to him is back.
07:36
Later 84 for command.
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near 5718-02 primaries.
07:45
Okay, James, I want you to take the crew to go back on the back side to Charlie side and assist with the Charlie side officer with his needs.
07:57
84's clear, going to the Charlie side.
08:03
The man,
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with the engine 84,
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got the fire knock down on the second floor apartment.
08:08
Here on the rear.
08:12
Okay, is it near 5716?
08:17
I'm not clear, you're looking at the front of the building, and do one on the left.
08:30
Command is you're looking at the front of the building, and do one on the left. Okay.
08:45
Battalion 70's arriving.
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Battalion 70, when you get here, you come on up.
08:53
Come to the command post, I'll get this time.
09:01
Command from attack. Command from attack.
09:05
Attack, go ahead.
09:09
We just let's press on our line.
09:13
Our attack section has blurred, so we need to get a backup flying in behind.
09:21
Okay, the XO is working on that for you.
09:27
Also out of the look from the outside,
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all visible fire in those compartments on the second floor and on the first, as it knocked down.
09:39
Yeah, we go back to the Charlie's side.
09:43
Bravo Apartments on the second floor. You've got fire, it looks like, in that adip area.
09:49
I can see it coming at where the firewall should be,
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but that's what I show.

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