Hazardous materials fire aboard cargo ship at Los Angeles port, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a hazardous materials fire on a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles involving petroleum fuels and organophosphate containers. Several crew members were evacuated, with some unaccounted for. Thermal imaging showed glowing containers with potential risk of thermal runaway. Air monitoring detected abnormal gas levels. Cooling efforts and monitoring of the fire continue to prevent further risk.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
09:43
Transcript:
00:00
With the air monitoring, we got ACU alarm on H-DN and A2 alarm on CO.
00:07
It's an FYI.
00:10
Roger, we have everybody that is up in the smoke on air.
00:15
They're all on brazers.
00:21
For that rig compartment, have a standby there, make sure we've got keep our arms around those folks.
00:30
Talk AC now.
00:38
Talk 18 now.
00:42
We've got to get customs in on that other piece.
00:45
But if we can shelter them, again, place, let's do that until we got customs.
00:48
If not, I'd like to make sure that we keep them in one location there with, let's give it to the EMS.
01:00
I see from engine A5 and EVAC on 10.
01:04
Go.
01:06
Okay, we're closer to the stern.
01:09
We've been accomplishing two tasks.
01:11
All 17 members have come down the gangway.
01:16
They are in a shuttle bus on the port, on land.
01:20
They're safe.
01:22
Two of the 17, I should say, are with us.
01:24
They're innervation, we're trying to get information.
01:27
We have 10 and 14 and 18 are all bays on the boat.
01:33
where the product is involved.
01:35
The manifest shows organophosphate and a lot of petroleum fuels in those containers.
01:40
We don't have any specific because we don't know what containers are involved, but we do have a lot of hazmat going on up here as well.
01:47
So 15 in a shuttle, 2 on board,
01:51
and 6 we still don't have eyes on.
01:54
Okay, Roger that.
01:56
Any change, you let me know.
01:58
I concur everything that we're getting from our folks here is that it's Bay 15 is the very bottom, last two levels of Bay 15 is where our fire is at.
02:10
Bay 15 coffee, we'll look into that now, too, on the manifest.
02:18
I see, I see from boat two.
02:21
We have a major heat signature at Bay 19 deck level.
02:26
The whole container is glowing.
02:28
That has to be one of your generators.
02:30
Copy?
02:32
IC Battalion 4.
02:38
The pressure group.
02:50
I see from suppression group.
02:57
Suppression group.
02:59
Suppression group O2.
03:03
Vote two. Vote to the suppression group, go.
03:09
I'm not copying this, but listen, on May 19, the first container on the deck level has a major heat signal.
03:19
So the whole container is glowing.
03:23
So on our IR, that's where we're showing.
03:24
One of the generators has been the first container in May 19.
03:29
First container on the deck.
03:33
May 19, first containers on the deck.
03:39
I'm trying to relapse IEC, so let them know.
03:43
Yeah, I see.
03:44
Actually, all companies on scene are now operations.
03:47
I've got the two is now operator, or I see.
03:50
So anyway, I've got copies you got Bay 19 first container.
03:55
Rise that up.
03:57
Yeah, do we think we have thermal runaway?
04:03
Not last.
04:08
Light force 66, light force 33, 7-year-sq-3 against me.
04:16
Very good, let's just keep cooling measures in place and then we'll just keep an eye on what we've got as far as to Billy the ship, but I think we're good.
04:26
I see you from you back on 10.
04:30
Yeah, I'm operations now, go ahead.
04:34
The staff on the ship have a chief officer in charge of the ship that is at the gate, at the terminal.
04:43
He can't gain access.
04:45
His name is (name withheld).
04:47
If we can have a doc representative go over and guide him over here, they're looking for assistance.
04:52
The staff is looking for assistance.
04:55
Okay, very good.
04:56
We got somebody working on it now.
04:58
And again, name of member.
05:03
Something to the effect is a little bit of a language barrier here, but Chief (name withheld).
05:10
Copy (name withheld).
05:16
Got these copies and we'll notify E.A.1.
05:22
Correct.
05:28
Operations from Suppression Group.
05:36
Okay. You have, Matt.
05:41
Press that, suppression, NICC on command.
05:46
So that's 3,000 pounds.
05:48
Are you, I see from the suppression group, so information that we received was the hazmat is within the first 40 feet of the bow.
06:00
First 40 feet of the bow is the hazmat.
06:03
Okay, very good.
06:04
I need numbers off the container that's actually involved, or containers that are actually involved if you can.
06:08
Now we can idate a product.
06:13
Off from Hatter 48.
06:15
Our sub-level, so we have not sent anybody down there, so we don't have eyes in the containers.
06:23
Okay, Roger that.
06:31
Red 2.74, right three, 74, stroke 95-54.
06:36
If you vote, please.
06:39
For photographs and what Marine Division is doing on the port side is making things that look a lot better on that side.
06:48
Okay, very good.
06:50
Thank you.
06:56
Doc Nates, you guys, and we'll contact drone too.
07:02
20 leaking natural gas 3535, what elsewhere.
07:08
You got any heat signatures where we're flowing our water in between the port and starboard site from your vantage point.
07:17
Yeah,
07:20
we don't have capabilities to do IR.
07:23
We can only do sight vision and what you're doing is helping a lot.
07:30
Roger, just give an eye on that area for us, at least we had an issue there earlier.
07:37
We are odd numbers on this side and you are even on that side.
07:41
So do you have odd numbers on that side of the ship also?
07:46
Yes, we have odd numbers on the fourth side.
07:50
So you're seeing phase 19 and 21.
07:56
That's correct.
07:57
Yep.
08:03
Go for Marine Division.
08:10
Are you on this channel?
08:19
Operations go from Marine Division on 10.
08:22
Yeah, I'll go.
08:26
I'm sorry, I thought you were calling us.
08:29
Yeah, I was trying to raise you on 18.
08:30
Stand by one.
08:32
I'll keep you on 10.
08:34
Roger. Roger.
08:38
Getting hit A1[1] alarm, a P.83.02 ppm.
08:48
Yeah,
08:50
Roger,
08:51
I'm here with your entry team.
08:54
I'll do a face to video then.
09:02
Operation 5 on the Marine Division,
09:05
and if you're concerned about an IR signature from the top of the ship, we can order fire us and see if they're available.
09:14
Yeah,
09:15
the operation concludes with that, let's do that.
09:33
Radio, Rescue, 881,
09:38
with Edge 73 on scene, medical law, 176, 12, Covella, Russell, Sillic.
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Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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