Electric jack fire at warehouse with stored ammonia, Norfolk VA


A fire broke out in an electric jack inside a warehouse at Military Distributors near Kingwood Avenue. The building stored ammonia, which increased the risk.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Fire and EMS Dispatch
04:24
Transcript:
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Commercial fire,
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(number withheld) Kingwood Avenue Military Distributors.
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It was rough.
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848.
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848.
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Safety ones respondent.
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Copy.
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E4REL.
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Copy.
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Letter 14 RELAW.
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Copy.
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Battalion 3, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 4,
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11, engine 11, engine 14, letter 1,
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letter 14, medic 4, rescue 1,
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and safety 1, respond to commercial fire.
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Military Distributors, (number withheld), Kingwood Avenue.
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Battalion 3, Engine 1,
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4, 11, and 14, Letter 1, Letter 1, Letter 14,
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Medic 4, Rescue, 1, Safety 1,
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Commercial Fire,
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(number withheld), Kingwood Avenue at Military Distributors. It's going to be on Tech 3.
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Timeout is 849.
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1014, we're out.
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Copy.
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Staying 3 is fine.
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Copy.
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Full,
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(number withheld) Henry Avenue.
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Major ones are up.
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Happy.
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Ladderton, Battalion 3.
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Light one out.
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Latterton of Battalion 3. Entent of Battalion 3.
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Engine 10 to the battalion 3.
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Letter 10, Medic 10, respond on a full, (number withheld) Cape Henry Avenue.
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Letter 10, Middict 10, full,
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(number withheld), Penry Avenue, Tech 2,
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timeout 850.
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Time 3, go ahead, engine 10, ladder 10.
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Clear from our training message, what can be put on this.
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Copy that.
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Plan 3, letter 14, you can clear.
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And... Engine 14, clear.
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It's 14 copy.
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Perfect copies.
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Rescue orders.
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City of Enron route.
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Laderton, Norfolk. Can you assign that Kingwood call to us and engine 10?
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Yes, they're already done.
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Copy.
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Copy.
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B.
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Okay, I don't see.
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Norfolk copies line units responding reported commercial fire, military distributors, (number withheld) Kingwood Avenue.
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Employee at the location reporting that there is an electric jack power pallet that is on fire within the mechanism. It's going to be in the PA section on the first floor.
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There is ammonia stored in the building.
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One store warehouse structure.
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Nothing business engine will be in command,
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investigating.
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I need 51.
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Engine 9, respond with Medic 10 on a full, (number withheld) Cape Henry Avenue.
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Engine 9, respond on a full, (number withheld)Penry Avenue, and responding to us as Middek 10 on Tech 2 at 852.
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May 4 is in route.
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Engine 14, engine 9.
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Eugene 9, we're in the station.
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Hey, but you got to clear it off that fire, so we can pick up Cape Henry.
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Proceeds, thank you. No,
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for copies.
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Yes, sir, thank you.
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Battalion 3 has arrived. Battalion 3 to command.
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Yeah,
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Cap, I'll go ahead and take command.
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Let's go ahead and investigate yourself and ladder 10 and let me know what you got when you get inside.
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I don't see anything visible from out here.
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Yes, you think of.
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Page 4 is arrived. We've got the high turn at the boulevard in Kingwood.
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Command copies, Engine 4 has a hydrant.
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Command, Norfolk, Tact 3, Shilbatine 3 is Kingwood, Command.
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Morphic copies, E, 53.
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Ladder 10, engine, we got flag down up here where we're parked at.
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Location mentioned:
Near Kingwood Ave, Norfolk, VA 23502
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