Firefighters respond to fuel tank fire near 7-Eleven, Virginia Beach VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire involving a burning fuel tank near the 7-Eleven parking lot at Aragona and Wichita. The incident included downed power lines and ventilation efforts inside a building with a sheetrock ceiling. Safety measures such as decontamination before removing gear were implemented due to hazardous conditions.
Audio|Source: Virginia Beach EMS
03:21
Transcript:
00:00
I'm going to have you guys instead set up rehab in the 7-Eleven parking lot at Aragona and Wichita.
00:06
So if you guys are coming down to Witchduck from the direction of the Newark area,
00:11
can you come in opposing right next to 220 and just bring your gear across into the 7-Eleven parking lot.
00:19
Okay, I'll be coming from that way.
00:25
I copy. They have traffic blocked off at the light, so you'll be a pull right in.
00:32
Copy that.
00:37
The instructor, Bravo side, par three for bottle change.
00:41
We have a good knockdown on the Bravo side.
00:50
Anyone have any phones?
00:53
We're not the flammable liquids on fire in the back.
00:59
The last unit calling about the flame will work with your liquids.
01:03
Yeah,
01:06
introduce a man.
01:07
It's a fuel tank that's burning.
01:13
Thank you.
01:18
Division Charlie, come in.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:27
Left 2 is going to send a fan up on the Bravo side on that door right there and doing a little ventilation.
01:39
Command, engine on. Engine I.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:45
On the Charlie side, 1040?
01:49
Yeah, we're on the Charlie side with engineering.
01:51
Just be advised we do have down power lines on the seaside.
01:57
CommandCobbies. We're working for Division Charlie, command all units down power lines on the Charlie side.
02:02
Also, command all units for safety.
02:05
Everyone needs to go through DeCon prior to taking your gear off.
02:15
This is the time.
02:17
If I'm going to the ladder 16, we have a PUV that ran over the supply line.
02:26
You're going to hand over an individual?
02:30
Two more.
02:36
Ladder 16 driver, engine nine driver.
02:40
Go ahead.
02:42
You shut down the line.
02:45
Nine driver copies.
02:50
First you want to command.
02:53
Committee a rescue one.
02:55
To be advised, this is a sheetrock ceiling.
02:59
We're getting some long. I'm just going to open up the ceiling.
03:02
I'm just going to open up the ceiling.
03:06
Committee copies.
03:07
You open up the ceiling.
03:11
Yeah, ten four.
03:13
We're getting some long hooks right now.
03:15
Thank you.
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