Firefighters respond to multi-story building fire on Congress Street, Bridgeport CT
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire in a multi-story building near Congress Street in Bridgeport. The fire spread through multiple floors with heavy smoke. Crews initially worked inside but due to worsening conditions, the fire commander ordered an evacuation and called for a third alarm to bring more support. Firefighters continued exterior and interior operations to control the fire.
Audio|Source: Bridgeport Fire
09:11
Transcript:
00:00
Rescue 5 is putting water on the exterior fire on the Nilsa side.
00:05
Please advise us.
00:07
There's proper streetways.
00:18
Nice was to see you, thanks.
00:21
You're welcome.
00:26
This is free for that.
00:29
The vision three, go ahead.
00:38
I have heard of registration on the delta side maybe a corner nothing on the starly side of this no point in front.
00:53
All right, command to the latter five bucket.
01:02
Five bucket out.
01:04
Leave the command.
01:10
All right, we got one on the Bravo, in the telephone.
01:13
Nice. You can take me one as far back to just be on the Charlie side.
01:18
I appreciate it.
01:22
Rescue command.
01:24
We've got to rescue.
01:25
The fire is reverting right above us, on the T-side,
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almost to the Charlie corner,
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above the bathroom.
01:40
Handit take command.
01:43
Your hands on engine, rescue, right after you.
01:46
See, we're hitting, we're hitting next year afar from the second part of the third floor.
01:54
Okay. Revenue 5.
01:57
Go ahead.
02:00
You guys are on the 30 floor?
02:03
No, we were operating on number two in the original fire room.
02:07
We're now in the bathroom.
02:08
Right above us running that wall between the rear bedroom and the bathroom.
02:13
Uh,
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advanced division three.
02:25
Pay attention four.
02:31
All right, third floor.
02:33
It's going to be in the Charlie side, the back bathroom.
02:38
We got heavy smoke pouring out of it.
02:39
Can you knock that, please?
02:48
Good.
02:51
Chief, do you want to get to the third floor in my line?
02:59
I don't get out.
03:00
There's just four up there.
03:01
It's before you're still operating on.
03:04
Yeah, she's got a lot of light.
03:06
You don't know.
03:07
You don't know.
03:13
The bathroom, on the Charlie side.
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If you guys, you make your way over there and on that down.
03:21
The floor is attempting to get to the third floor, to the second floor with the charge line.
03:31
Joe for running the truck, come on up to the second floor.
03:42
9-11-9-9-11.
03:46
Go ahead, four arms two.
03:47
No, there's a problem there.
03:48
Come up to three.
03:50
Please.
03:56
I'm running low on air.
03:57
I'm going to send them to the middle guy up.
04:04
Division 3 Supervisor, we still have any smoke around the back.
04:09
And then I'm standing on the Charlie Delta side and I'm watching it free burn it to the attic.
04:14
It's definitely an excuse to stopper.
04:18
Okay, so we can use the protocol mentally.
04:20
We got all the spokesman.
04:22
Yep, truck line is working on that as we street.
04:27
Rest line, the rest of you.
04:31
Red Guards, you're on.
04:32
Go ahead, Red Squire.
04:34
I have a division three spot the D.C.
04:38
Corner, create the bathroom for both the original fire.
04:42
I've made inspection hold.
04:44
We're going to get a line to non-flowers.
04:46
We're going to get along.
04:52
Go ahead.
04:54
See, my house.
04:55
Guys running low on air up here.
04:57
We're used to release.
05:01
Mr. Switch for coffee, Sastraff, engine one.
05:11
Is you en route to 30 Congress Street.
05:15
Okay. All the text, come in, we can keep to the service.
05:23
Okay. Okay. Okay.
05:27
All right, ready to reply.
05:40
Three out of five hours.
05:43
Two hours. Two hours.
05:49
I'm looking.
05:50
I'm not happy.
05:55
I'm not happy.
06:03
Fans of Italian 1.
06:06
Fans of Italian 1. Italian 1.
06:16
Can you rotate up the Division 3 to give the Captain Murado a break, please?
06:29
Good. Got it.
06:36
We are over and we're running along.
06:38
Goodbye.
06:42
All right, every flyer, division three, handline is in operation.
06:46
Make sure you guys are in the city's area, we've got to get you out.
06:57
Rescue five nozzle, rescue five.
07:00
Go ahead, I'm outside, community post.
07:02
You got to be there, I got a new bottle.
07:04
All right, I'm getting one now.
07:05
We're back in a minute.
07:08
We're getting one now.
07:09
We've got broken in a minute.
07:11
We're going to smoke for today.
07:12
We're going to roll.
07:14
We're going to lock.
07:17
Okay.
07:21
We're not going to report.
07:22
We got that.
07:24
Please, then command.
07:32
All right,
07:38
Jay, I'm gonna give you a few more minutes and then we're gonna pull you guys out if it doesn't get better.
07:55
33 command.
07:59
Go ahead.
08:00
Are you asking for a third alarm?
08:04
Please, man.
08:05
Third alarm at this location.
08:08
Command 2,
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Battalion 2A, 8,
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pull the plug on this, evacuate the building and give me that third alarm.
08:26
Bridgeport to Latter 6.
08:29
Latter 6 is responding.
08:31
Latter 6 is responding.
08:33
This is for signal 31.
08:37
Bridgeport 2216.
08:38
Bridgeport.
08:40
Cleveland.
08:41
Give any death zones.
08:45
Yes, that's fine.
08:48
Give us command.
08:53
Is the Evaccombe.
08:56
The streetmate's the Hurst Park.
08:59
Three-pump to command.
09:02
I'm on Lincoln Boulevard.
09:03
Would you like me to land?
09:09
Our company stand by for the Evaccom.
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Near Congress St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
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