Fire in vacant wood-frame building near Webster St Hartford, Hartford CT
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structure fire near Webster Street in Hartford. The fire involved a vacant three-story wood-frame building with heavy smoke and fire on the first and second floors. The building was boarded up and abandoned. Firefighters had to cut open the front door to gain access and worked to control the fire. There were concerns about oil leaking into the floor and turning off the gas supply for safety.
Audio|Source: Hartford Fire Department
02:47
Transcript:
00:00
It was going to be NJ 15, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 5, Reiter, 2, Letter 2, Letter 5, District 1.
00:04
Go to near Webster St for the structure fire or getting another...
00:07
Yeah, probably 100 gallons in here.
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Yes, we'll be at Institute 2.
00:11
All right, active leaks.
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How many gallons are on the floor, do you think? Well, it's actively seeping into the concrete.
00:19
There's no actual puddle.
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It's just wet with oil.
00:25
All right, I'm going to start deep.
00:31
Carl Arm District, do you start deep to the violent, please?
00:35
Sound 4.
00:37
Ladd of 219, 3-story wood,
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every smoke, every fire on the B-side.
00:43
We'll be out checking.
00:45
Time for every fire on the B-thought.
00:48
All right, we're 15 on scene.
00:51
We're laying in.
00:52
Can you please start PDs for laying down Webster Street?
00:57
10-415 of their PD started for, what's that getting the one?
01:02
Fire two, fire ground two, fire ground two on arrival.
01:06
Fire ground two on arrival.
01:08
Fort fifty four.
01:11
Let us through the district one.
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We gotta cut the front door open.
01:14
It's an abandoned building.
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We got wood on the front door.
01:17
All right. Is it a working fire?
01:21
54. Yeah, for sure.
01:23
First floor is these guys going up to the second.
01:26
All right, I copy.
01:29
Triple one, Parlor.
01:30
I'm making a working fire.
01:32
They're reporting as vacant, boarded up building.
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Working fire, 1409.
01:38
Probably.
01:42
May you choose the root with this engine? All right.
01:46
Glad of three from command.
01:47
What do you need in the basement?
01:49
We have a deep-en route.
01:51
The notification was made.
01:54
Got a 10-3[1] on Webster, so she's a little late with it to a notification.
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Engine 18, you go to the rehab.
02:00
We can use some stand down here for now.
02:04
And ultimately,
02:06
10 needs to be pumped out.
02:08
See as you want to advice on whether to turn off the gas or leave it on.
02:14
Uh,
02:15
turn it off just to be safe.
02:16
You got a homeowner on C?
02:21
15 drivers, 15 Heidt, when you're ready, guys.
02:26
Go ahead.
02:27
Dee's probably going to have him start making notifications to have the tank pump, so he's my starting to call him for a oil company or something to come pump it out.
02:36
10.4. 10.4.
02:38
You got a floor.
02:40
You call your crown.
02:42
We've got fire showing up.
02:44
Bravo's side, first floor, going in a second.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-3: Cease transmitting on the radio; maintain radio silence.
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Location mentioned:
Near Webster St, Hartford, CT 06114
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