Firefighters contain chimney fire in Bridgeport building, Bridgeport CT
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a building fire on Watson Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The fire was confined to the chimney stack with visible charring inside. No active fire was found on wooden structures, and crews checked for fire extension. Two ambulances were called for four patients as a precaution. The fire was contained to the chimney stack without spreading to other parts of the building.
Audio|Source: Bridgeport Fire
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Transcript:
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There's a small hatchway inside the structure. There's no access from the roof.
00:22
County stacks is sitting around 400 degrees.
00:31
The middle stats?
00:33
All right, that's not too bad.
00:38
Is there any attention standing in the wood members?
00:43
Negative.
00:46
All right, repeat, come on down.
00:52
Sopold.
00:58
You know?
01:05
All right.
01:10
You trace the source.
01:17
I'm going to check with the staff right now Chief.
01:19
Rescue to the time.
01:22
Rescue. Rescue.
01:27
The roof, taking a look.
01:29
Yeah, they have a ladder. We have a ladder. We have a ladder.
01:35
Okay.
01:39
Ladder six have a mile. We got a ladder.
01:47
Ladder's up to you.
01:55
Radder's six, ma'am.
02:02
Close coming from the bottom of the stacks.
02:06
Got heat in some of the bays.
02:09
All right, just meet.
02:11
There's no extension on the wood members.
02:18
I'm not able to tell about river to the park, Q.
02:27
Laderson or Ladder 6? Can't somebody give me some chimney change to the roof, please?
02:39
Ladderton, Mr.
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Latterson.
02:47
Flyer time, go ahead.
02:49
Chief, there is charing around the stack on the inside, some of the wood members.
02:54
No active fire,
02:56
but we're hitting with the can right now.
02:59
Okay, we see.
03:01
Spider-Cent, are you in the attic?
03:04
Yes.
03:05
Okay, because we have heating the pavement here next to the chimney.
03:08
You probably be better from where you are.
03:16
Command to rescue.
03:19
So if you're going to pop that open and then we'll try to get a couple dry temps up there and shoot it from up there. That's the best way to access it.
03:30
Ladder's under the roof. Be careful around that 12 stack.
03:33
We can see you step on it.
03:35
It's compromised.
03:39
Yeah, I'm just trying to get a look down here.
03:47
Here's work for mention 4.
03:50
Engine 4. Engine 4.
03:53
Let AMR now going to be two ambulances for a total of 4 patients.
03:58
Message received.
04:05
Lighter to the command.
04:07
Lighter for that.
04:08
See,
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we're bringing a line in the attic just to be safe.
04:17
Kept's going up on the roof.
04:24
Tens, we're going to drop James, so just watch out.
04:33
Racing.
04:40
Watson Avenue Command to Bridgeport.
04:43
Boston Avenue Command.
04:48
Possible fire in the number three stack contained to the stack.
04:52
Right now we have timid chains and lines in place just making sure that is out. The employees hit it with a dry cam and everybody's checking for extension and make sure it's off.
05:06
All right, time.
05:09
Chief, did you talk to staff to make sure whatever they were burning in page three is out?
05:19
They have an after bobby in there.
05:27
Justin, it's still going.
05:29
They said it's going a little while for a stop for a moment.
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