Apartment fire at Holmes Blvd with residents trapped, Terrytown LA


Firefighters responded to an apartment fire near Holmes Boulevard. It is reported that a father may have started the fire intentionally. Residents were trapped inside and could not open the door. The fire department arrived and broke down the door to rescue them.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Response to a structure fire near Holmes Boulevard, zone 5141.
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It's a structure fire near Holmes Boulevard between Amapola Circle and Athena Avenue, Zone 5141.
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It initially came out near Holmes Boulevard,
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complaining over the phone,
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corrected it to near Holmes Boulevard.
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Advised apartment B Bravo number 4 is on fire,
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and also possibly that the father had started the fire.
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(name withheld), 1932.
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Five-three-two-in-row.
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Copy five-two in route.
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Follow five-three-one route.
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That is going to be near Holmes Boulevard, almost pull the board.
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Copy.
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You had a five-three-two in a row.
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Copy there, 5139 route.
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518 in route.
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Cotting 518 in route.
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513518 route. 5138 in route.
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538, 3458 in the station.
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538 route. 538 route. Copy 3358 in the station.
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Copy 318 in route.
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531 from following.
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Good.
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They also did advise that people are still in the home.
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Okay. Okay.
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Five to a week in route. Copy five to eight in route.
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Three ninety eight, station.
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Copy three nine eight and station.
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513 in the area. They advised a building number?
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Copy 531, 111 in the area. They advised Building B, Bravo,
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number 4.
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Copy, two-story apartment complex, not showing out investigating.
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Copy, 531, two-story apartment complex, another showing down investigating.
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5111.8. Copy 518.
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Copy 518.
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Copy 518.
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Follow on unit 373.
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3730. All right to station 37 to swap units.
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Slide 7 communication.
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Flighter 7, vaccine service, I was service medical for one hour for clean up.
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24, station 37 to swap units.
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7.
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7.7.
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Follow 531, can you perform a call back? Copy, standby.
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Follow on from 377, 377, back in station.
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24377 in station.
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Call on 1-377 in station.
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Call on 3-7 is all in state.
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Cutter back on this run.
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Follow him. 538 is on.
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Caravage 538.
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538. Follow engine 528. 528 on scene.
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518. 518 on scene.
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531.
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531. 531. 531. 531. 531. 531.
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Occupant answered the door. There is no pilot at the location.
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How did you receive this call?
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Copy. It was transferred from New Orleans Fire Department and we're on the line now trying to get further info.
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Copy.
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Engine 38, engine 18, 1915, or later 7, rescue tool, 505, and 506 for Pacey.
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Here is find a cell building, 3320, Cherry Street. The cost of Alice Street, on 50, 60.
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Engine 38, engine 18, engine 15, ladder 7, rescue 2, 505 and 505-06-80.
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Here's find itself building 3320 Cherry Street. Across it's Olive Street, zone 5060, use 5-0-5, yet time is 1938.
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5.05, 104.
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4.5-505.
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515.
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Ten 4, 5, 6.
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38, 104. 104.
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5138.
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104. Copy 533, 2002.
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527.
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104-117.
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Rescue 2, 104.
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104. 104 rescue 2.
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26 communications.
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Play 26 back in service and on that roll.
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246 146
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538, you can return 518 518 15, 104 15, 104
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533, they return
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101415
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coverage 538
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rescue 2, 104
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Follow 531 531 24 rescue 2
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Copy one.
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Receive any additional information?
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Communications Center 15.
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Copy. On the callback, the complaint is advising that they're at apartment B Bravo number four.
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And we had asked them if it was in Terrytown and near Holmes Boulevard to verify and they verified.
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And they just, they're saying that the residents was burning down from the inside. They can't come to the door. They went fire department to break the door down.
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Location mentioned:
Holmes Blvd, Terrytown, LA
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