Fire and gas leak at Mesa apartment complex, Mesa AZ
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out at a multi-apartment complex near East Main Street in Mesa, Arizona. Smoke, flames, and explosions were observed in the pump house area. Firefighters evacuated residents from apartments near building 10, units 149 to 152. A strong smell of gas, believed to be chlorine, was detected due to a gas leak in the pump house. Fire crews are using an offensive strategy, keeping a safe distance from the hazardous area until utilities can be secured or shut off. The scene is being monitored carefully as firefighters work to control the fire and manage the gas leak hazard.
Audio|Source: Mesa Fire, Gilbert Fire, Queen Creek Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire Channel B3, 2 and one hazardous situation.
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2305, East Main Street, Unit Pool, Engine 223, Engine 202, and Latta 206. Fire Channel B3.
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Door.
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George 741 back 29 negative 28 is showing expired at the 630 of 25 to a Brendan Marks. 2014 Jeffie Spark.
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alarm copies. You're going to go ahead and create your squad.
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18-0.
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9019-8-0-0-0-2.
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Accidental.
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Different.
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991.
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They're kids are going to be 3 and 4 years old.
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I'm going to be 3 and Eileen.
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We're going to be assuming the Sands command.
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We'll be an offensive strategy. We're currently evacuating.
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Alarm copies. You're on the scene of a multi-apartment complex. You do see active blowing with smoke and flames. You're taking command, going offensive and evacuating right now at 1802.
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Alarm to command.
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All your units are en route.
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Copy.
01:56
You don't mind giving me a quick rundown of what's actually on fire and what you guys' actions are right now?
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If we've evacuated to Building 10,
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149 to 252, we deployed a line. We have smoke and flames showing from the pump house.
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Every time a boom goes off, we do have a strong smell of gas and fluorine.
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Copy.
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You have, for building 10, you've evacuated apartments 149 to 152.
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You have a pump house that has smoke showing and flames. Every time you hear a lot, boom, you're getting a gas smell and with chlorine.
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I'm going to go ahead and assume command. I'm going to give you guys a fire attack if you can set up a limited access zone to that area.
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Do we have an all clear of that possible? house and if we do,
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I'm going to go ahead and just give you again fire attack, your accountability would be engine 206, your objectives would be pretty much to keep clear of that structure, make everybody clear and if you're able to, from your vantage point to put water on it safely,
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I know it's chlorine, that's what I'm starting to think it is,
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let me know what your actions will be at this point due to that hazard. If I, if you need it back off, back off.
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I just wanted to be clear.
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Copy again, I got a primary all-clear. I'm building 10.
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I have live electricity in the pump house. We do have an all-clear.
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We're going to be about 25 feet off until we can figure out how to isolate this. I'll be assuming fire attacks.
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Todd, but you do have an all clear of building 10.
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I'm assuming your part forward is three. Are you guys able to get your own water supply?
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As of right now, we don't need a water supply. The flames aren't that active.
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We does have intermittent flames every time there's an explosion.
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It's probably due to the gas leak that's going on in there as well.
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Have you been able to identify from where you guys are at any way to shut off the electric and gas location?
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The electric panel is inside the pump house. I have not identified where the gas is.
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As soon as we walked up, we found the gas and the explosions will be back out.
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Top it on makes sense.
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I appreciate that.
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9204 to a lot.
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The Titan 204, go ahead. The Titan 204, go ahead.
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The Titan 204 is going to be pursuing Main Street Command. Command will be stationary in the tab of the Titan 204 just east of the incident.
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Alarm copies of Italian 24 seeking Main Street command stationering the cab of the Tine 204 just east of the incident at 1806.
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Command to ladder 206.
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9206.
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Ladder 206. I'm going to keep you as ladder 206.
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I want you to go forward and give me a good recant or a 360 of the area.
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Let me know if we're missing anything. As of right now, we do have an all clear of Building 10, Units 149 through 152.
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I'll get you a good 360 and give you a report.
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Also secure utilities if possible.
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Fire attack Agent 206 stated that the electrical panel might be inside the pump house and we'll stay away from that. I want you to identify and reassure me of that.
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Agent 202 .
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Engine 202, standby. Command 2 letter 206, should you copy that?
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How do you got to walk out a little bit? Can you repeat, please?
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I'm going to keep this ladder 206, you're kind of going to be ladder 206.
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I want you to secure utilities, give me a good recon or 360 of the area. Let me know for missing anything as it right now.
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Copy.
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Command to Engine 202.
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Engine 202.
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Engine 202, I'm going to sign you under Fire Attack Engine 206.
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I want you to make a face-to-face with Ed and see if what you guys can do to support them at this point.
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Copy that, Engine 202 is going to work under Fire Attack Engine 206, face-to-face and see what they do.
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You're at 20 minutes on the timer and UCC is en route with ETA of about 45 minutes. This may be a master meter.
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About 40 minutes, this might be a measure meter.
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At this point, we're offensive,
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we're staying clear from the immediate area. We have cleared, we do have a clear of buildings, units of 149 through 152.
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We're just going to be at this point monitoring until we do have hazard show up a shaltzsche engine tool for to give us more of a recon and other special services of us on the call.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85213
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