Fire reported at Chevrolet dealership and nearby shopping center, Quakertown PA


An active fire response is underway at a Chevrolet dealership and the adjacent shopping center in Quakertown, PA. Hazardous gas readings have been detected, prompting evacuation of nearby buildings. Fire and police units are coordinating to control the situation and keep the area clear of incoming traffic.
Audio|Source: Bucks County Fire North and OPs
05:45
Transcript:
00:00
Chief 87, they've been updated.
00:02
She needs to check running in about four minutes away. All right. All right, that's outstanding, thanks.
00:12
Jim, truck boss is four minute EPA[1] for UGI, four minutes.
00:21
At this time we're double-checking Chevy inside.
00:24
We've definitely been hours down between the Chevrolet and the shopping center in the corridor there in the middle.
00:34
Okay.
00:35
Just in case something goes bad, engine 56 is going to have to go out the station of 39 and lay in from station in the back driveway CO[2]50U.
00:44
117 will take care of this fighter now here.
00:47
Okay, they have hydrogen, the rear of Chevy, on their property. If they're using to those use it.
00:54
Okay,
00:55
it's not in the mapping system, so I guess it's a city warrior there.
01:00
I see it now. Okay, good.
01:01
That's a good one too.
01:03
Yeah, there's also one blocking the sign here. We'll talk about that one later.
01:06
And the front side is.
01:09
So there is one there. I did see that here, right?
01:16
Captain 17-2-37. Our readings are going up and down, but we still have definite,
01:22
consistent readings coming out of this one in the closest to 309.
01:25
Okay, Kat, thanks.
01:31
I look some of UGI's here.
01:34
Shofers going to send them the other way.
01:36
Hi, Chief Nice. I'll meet on the front.
01:39
The corner of 3-9.
01:45
some XMax for the NITI Hezra.
01:50
You see if you see I have nothing?
01:53
Yes sir.
01:56
Green team, Tannatha, Officer.
02:02
I have Canada, Squared Officer.
02:07
Square Officer?
02:12
You've got a steady-one deep reading of 4 to 800, you know, 14 minutes. Getting by a washback.
02:23
All right, do you have readings start evacuating that building? Command[3], you copy?
02:30
Now I'm taking care of a civilian smoking a cigarette in the rear of the building. What you got?
02:40
The truck canman is reporting readings in the service bay of Sioka.
02:45
I would assume it's going to be a floor drain.
02:49
Fentzis, man, welcome to the canal, get I'm out of here.
02:54
T.
02:55
Okay.
03:01
T. Okay. See, 37, Morg can you want your phone it up for you?
03:04
Yes, sir.
03:05
Okay. Okay. Okay. So,
03:08
make sure you just cut down all the air handlers.
03:11
It's possible. You know, but the tap in 57? Yeah, 507 is in there, too.
03:16
Okay, keep it with the same address for using or is that a different building?
03:20
Have that a different building, see if the Chevy is the next building next to 50.
03:25
It will be a 309 address.
03:27
All right, we'll change the address and just upgrade us.
03:32
Okay.
03:34
We'll set up Quaker Town Command[3] and Captain 18 will have operations.
03:42
I command the cabinet team. We're upgrading the assignment for Chevy.
03:47
You're going to now be operations.
03:50
And then the upgraded alarm is going to head to see if the Chevy then. We'll get that organized when they get here.
03:58
Hi, sounds good.
03:59
Just in 50 cents, we'll take care of the graduation of the Chevy deal at this time.
04:05
We're going to decide a AD corner.
04:13
If you're going to have to get a spotter in this alleyway, there's people in the back smoke and I just yelled at a third person. So if we need to evacuate buildings, let's start evacue back then.
04:21
It's going to be a hazard here real soon.
04:24
All right.
04:26
Driver of the store, driver the little glider, can you start evacuating the shopping center? Moving all out for a while.
04:32
Receive.
04:34
Capt 17 operations. The evacuation point for CO[2]PA is going to be on 309.
04:43
I received,
04:45
we only work with a (number withheld) on that short crewed some time back over and started evacuating the shopping center,
04:53
the Latter Crudden Stay, wherever they found it, and we'll monitor that right now.
05:06
Cockerlock, 8781, Tension Tower 57.
05:09
855 Southwest and Lower, course, and Quaker's Way at Tiochekers-Way at Chewker-Savvy, assumes in the building.
05:17
Officer, two men, you did two stations of fire, police a while as well?
05:23
Okay, that's two stations of fire police.
05:28
Yeah, just to be a walk-all Chevy dealer or any incoming traffic and then also the shopping center.
05:34
Okay.
05:36
We're going to talk to me about it.
05:45
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
EPA: Estimated time of arrival (likely intended as ETA)
[2]
CO: Carbon monoxide incident
[3]
Command: Incident Command established by a unit or officer in charge
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Location mentioned:
Quakertown, PA 18951
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