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Commercial building fire near Vassar Dr SE and Central Ave NEAlbuquerque NM

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Vassar Dr SE & Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

According to the dispatch call, firefighters are responding to a commercial building fire near the intersection of Vassar Drive Southeast and Central Avenue Northeast in Albuquerque. The fire is confirmed, with efforts underway to secure utilities and control active flames in a nearby two-story exposure.

Audio|Heard on: Albuquerque-Bernalillo County-Rio Rancho Fire/Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
01:59
Transcript:
00:00
Engine four, respond to a structure fire commercial building at Central Avenue Northeast and Vassar Drive.
00:12
Engine four,
00:14
respond to a structure fire commercial building at Central Avenue Northeast and Vassar Drive.
00:29
Safety to command, utilities secure on the northern building.
00:35
Command copy safety.
00:38
Command engine 11, I don't have good eyes on this.
00:41
I'm going to trust what you're saying.
00:43
Just advise if you need anything else.
00:45
Ladder 13 to command, we're ready to slow water.
00:49
Command to ladder 13, are you connected to engine 11?
00:53
Ladder 13, we are connected with water supply.
00:56
Command copy.
00:57
Command all units on the fire ground, stand by.
01:00
Ladder 13 is going to open up the master frames.
01:03
Be aware, she's got the way so you don't get hit.
01:07
Engine 3, command.
01:09
Command engine 3, go.
01:16
Fire call, ladder 5 was met by PD for capital, no EMS needs.
01:20
Copy.
01:27
Engine three, command.
01:28
We got a good look through the Bravo one exposure.
01:31
It's a little bit smoky. We're not seeing any active fire in there.
01:33
It looks like we do have active or we have fire building in this two-story Delta one exposure.
01:40
Command to Engine three, can we get a hand line over there off of Engine eleven?
01:48
Engine three, command.
01:50
We can pull engine three up to the gate and stretch a hand line through the gate.
01:54
We would not be working off of water supply though.
01:56
Who needs to get a water supply off of Gerard here?

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Vassar Dr SE & Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
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