Large structural fire causes building collapse in League City, League City TX


A large fire is burning in a building in League City, causing a partial collapse from the second floor to the first. Firefighters are evacuating and switching to defensive tactics while working to supply water with several fire units involved.
Audio|Source: N Galveston, E Brazoria Co Fire/EMS
07:12
Transcript:
00:00
Command 23, you have not acknowledged the Evac[1].
00:02
Engine 24, engine 24, you have not acknowledged the Evac[1].
00:06
Engine 2, we're back in service.
00:07
Tollity, command.
00:08
I have engine 24 on the trailer side with me.
00:10
Stand for it, May I against.
00:12
Engine 24 has par, thank you.
00:14
Tower 14 in command, Havasor.
00:16
Trolley Division of Tower 14 Alpha.
00:17
Charlie, we have a collapse from the second floor to the first floor on Charlie's side is engine three out of the structure.
00:25
Command, engine through fireland, copy, easy.
00:28
Engine three, paryland received.
00:29
We entered the structure and gave you part.
00:31
All right. Okay.
00:32
Ty is the reason to come in.
00:33
Do you want me to assume all of us? All units standby.
00:36
All unit standby. Engine 20, I need to confirm par.
00:38
Engine 20 is clear.
00:40
It's not a destructural.
00:41
Ascalare, we got a par from all interior units.
00:44
We're going to go defensive.
00:45
We're going to go defensive with handlines, and I'm going to put the truck in, and a battalion 3, assume alpha division.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:54
We need an additional crew back here, and we also lost water on our handline.
00:57
Ascular.
00:58
Tower 14 Delta to command, confirming we are good to slow the area.
01:02
Command all handline units, command all handline shut down.
01:06
I want to give all the water to the ladder truck.
01:08
I want to sweep it with a master stream.
01:10
Tso division to Tau 14 Alpha.
01:13
Tau 14 Alpha, go ahead.
01:14
I got somebody in that bucket?
01:16
That's clear, we're getting two into the bucket, and we're about to put the cabin service.
01:19
Charlie Klan, they need to turn that area on or back away from the structure.
01:22
Clear Wester, I need to water in that bucket.
01:24
I need water on fire.
01:25
Man, Freswood.
01:26
We've had a tactic change where in defensive mode, defensive mode, no interior barfying.
01:33
That's clear. 4.06. 24 Delta.
01:35
Can you send me more?
01:36
Stand by Oregon on it.
01:38
Alpha admission, two commands.
01:40
Go ahead.
01:41
We need to start working on a secondary water supply.
01:43
I need an engine at the water source pumping back to us.
01:47
Whose engine is close to the hydro, is it 23s?
01:50
I believe that's correct.
01:51
Command engine 23's driver.
01:53
That's me, too.
01:54
Calle Division of the Command, keep all companies away from the Delta side, keep all companies away from the Delta side structure.
02:01
Ascalator, all units stay away from the Delta side.
02:03
We've got the building complex on the Delta side.
02:05
Command L units whose pumper is closest to the hydrant on Independence? Command from Battles. Carlin Battalion 1, I'm walking up. You've got League City's engine 4 right next to the intersection at Independence and Providence. That's Claire. I've got 23's driver coming back down there. We're going to shut down.
02:33
truck on a hydrant, we're going to give the fire. Okay, you know, Mark. You can show a medic too, I don't know. Commander Charlie David, are we making progress with that? We're fine.
03:03
Tower 14 Delta Command. I can't do much more than Iowa right now to get a bumper on that plug. Command, all handline units, shut down your handlines. I'll send all the available water to the ladder pipe. All handline units shut down. Everybody come back to the street. 24 driver to me, and all handslines are shut down at 24. Okay.
03:32
We're going to work on getting a fire truck on a plug through wing boost pressure. I have friends with... Go ahead. Request an engine from Alvin to back-in Station 1.
03:57
Town 14 is command. When we get a second, we're going to shut it down and... Tower 14 to get a chance we're going to shut it down and use a bigger tip. Tower 14, Alpha, do not use the bigger tip right now. We don't have the water for it. That's clear. Power 14, are you able to sweep the entire house or are you restricted by here, Greece?
04:27
Yeah, either we can sweep the entire house. Okay. Charlie Division, the 14 Alps. Start working as Charlie side. Bravo Charlie's. All the Charlie sign is you knock down. Alvin to 507. Alvin to 507. That's been linking away that way. Big City, 699-all location.
04:56
Okay. Land of support, you can get assets down here to call the city. That would be great down by my time. Support, receive. All was contact to the back in.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Evac: Evacuation order issued due to unsafe conditions
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