Fire at Freedom Tower leaves multiple fatalities and critical injuries, Lynchburg VA


A fire at Freedom Tower in Lynchburg, VA caused multiple fatalities and several people are critically injured. Emergency teams are coordinating medical care and resources at the scene.
Audio|Source: Lynchburg Fire Department
02:56
Transcript:
00:00
We have a town on black.
00:06
We now have two fresh black.
00:10
I'll give you a total number just a new.
00:28
Yes, DMS operation.
00:35
Rack Q1.
00:37
Roger 1, go ahead.
00:41
Can you confirm the number of black victims on the interior of the Freedom Tower?
00:54
Three total black tags.
00:58
I have three black insat prison, thank you.
01:06
Community MS, we got a Campbell County unit coming to you and another centric unit.
01:17
We also have a DRT unit coming to you.
01:23
We have enough resources.
01:27
We can start releasing any other units coming.
01:33
Right now we believe the count to the 11 black tags.
01:39
2.4.
01:45
Engine 3C, Priyosh Klan.
01:52
Let's go ahead.
01:56
All right, had an original black tag, reassess, calling the red,
02:00
and a half of the fault since we're turning her down.
02:08
Okay.
02:10
Okay.
02:14
See what you do it. Give a minute, Dr.C., command.
02:23
Go ahead.
02:27
I believe I still have enough resources on the scene.
02:30
One of the blacks just became red.
02:33
So that's thin black and three reds must be transferred. Two reds left to be transported.
02:38
And I have enough resource to still accomplish that on site.
02:42
If you can, give me a total count of how many patients have been transported.
02:54
Immediately to finish, I'm a good day.
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Lynchburg, VA 24502
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