Commercial building fire at Southtown Brick Company, Union County PA
Fire & ArsonA commercial building fire was reported at the Southtown Brick Company near Port May Road. Fire crews responded with engines and tankers to the scene. Water supply and coordination efforts were in progress to control the fire. Smoke was observed, but ventilation was not yet needed. The fire location was near the north end of the building, with efforts continuing to assess and contain the hotspot.
Audio|Source: Union County Fire
07:31
Transcript:
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Lower Township, Watsstown Brick Company, Plan 3, near Port May Road, commercial fire.
00:12
Southtown Brick Company, near Port May Road, commercial building fire.
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Box 9-2,
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engine and tanker 17,
00:21
tanker 2,
00:23
(number withheld).
00:33
Thank you. Senator Tanker 2 is responding.
00:38
Tanker 2 responding, moot to fire 4.
00:43
399, commences 13.
00:51
We're just blowing up out here. Do you have any word force?
01:09
13.
01:11
We can loop around after the building set up on the west side of a building.
01:28
Command 9, Tanker 9-2.
01:34
Central Tanger 17 respondents.
01:41
Tanker 17, responding move to Fire 4, (number withheld).
01:45
All right, it's common.
01:49
Scott. Tiger 9-2, this is parking for the car, down there's water if you needed, and send an extra band power up the air.
01:59
Cockney, Chief.
02:04
No, that dude, truck.
02:26
(number withheld).
02:46
Chief 902 Central.
02:53
Do you need us to contact railroad and hold train traffic?
03:00
If we're responding to which utilize Union Fire 4, (number withheld).
03:14
All three might go get right, EI, because I believe all this stuff to be on-stop.
03:21
Okay, (number withheld).
03:24
Engine 17,
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(number withheld), fire four.
03:29
All right.
03:34
Squad nine from 904, you're going to get water.
03:39
Send it.
03:46
Lightcoming Rescue 12 to Central.
03:49
By coming, County, Tanks, 201, responding.
03:58
Likecoming, 21, (number withheld), move to Union Fire Force.
04:04
Rescue 12 to Central.
04:11
Coming, Rescue 12 to command.
04:16
Truck not on scene, (number withheld).
04:23
Where do you want the fill site set up?
04:31
It's going to be on Dixon Avenue right there at the south end of town.
04:39
Do you want us at the boat ramp?
04:49
Just stayed in the boat ramp for now, I don't think we're going to need a fill a plate. I'm waiting for guys inside to confirm that for me.
04:58
Copy that.
05:08
What's the time? I do too.
05:20
What's still on the road?
05:24
I'm showing my combing engine 13 and tanker 21, Air 74 from point,
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engine and tanker 17,
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rescues 2, and 5 and tanker 2.
05:43
All right, 1013 is already on.
05:51
Send engine 17 to station nine standby.
05:58
Okay,
06:00
engine 17-7. About another 25 pounds.
06:07
Go ahead, Central.
06:10
You're going to go to station nine, standby there.
06:24
9155 on the roof.
06:28
All right, we've got moderate smoke up here.
06:33
No vents or anything.
06:34
There is, I don't know, it'd be the north end of the north half of the building.
06:39
About midway back is,
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must be above the fire.
06:44
It doesn't look like it needs bent or anything yet.
06:52
All right, give me a say, we're keeping on, let me go back.
06:58
All right, I don't know where in the building in relation to this hotspot is if it's where they're looking at or not.
07:15
The building meets the smaller building.
07:21
Fell sight from the squad, uh,
07:23
drop your pressure 50 pounds.
07:30
Command 9 Central.
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