Multiple buildings catch fire with evacuation underway, New Orleans LA


An active fire is burning multiple buildings on Chef Menteur Hwy in New Orleans. Firefighters are working to contain the fire and evacuate residents from affected apartments and nearby exposures to prevent the fire from spreading further.
Audio|Source: New Orleans Fire
07:56
Transcript:
00:00
Close the ladder, go a lot deeper.
00:02
Decidate change the command, you do all the kind of assignment force? Support the stage.
00:06
Temple.
00:07
Enter 4, captains and engine 4 operator.
00:09
Pull the pressure on the radar.
00:11
You're putting the station on the file.
00:12
Double V at Lage, you'll be space 1.
00:14
The four captains and he's the four operators.
00:17
Hold the pressure on the river.
00:18
We change it up.
00:19
We had to get to the wind.
00:20
Hold up on the pressure. Rakey's time to take command.
00:22
He's the four captain and four operator.
00:23
Go ahead and talk to the river.
00:25
Go ahead and talk to the river.
00:26
Inj 36 to 5 or 4.
00:29
Command, go ahead.
00:30
Do you place, is it okay to place inj 36 on the row?
00:33
Negative, not right now.
00:34
9-2-7, command.
00:36
Command. Any way we can get a flick line back here? 1024.
00:39
Agent six, danger four.
00:41
Shut down those three connectors, we can add one for long tools.
00:43
Vision four, ten four.
00:44
Renfrew, the engine six.
00:45
Two, six, drive.
00:46
We don't need bigger ones.
00:47
We don't need a two for that.
00:48
Those two for them. Those into three-four ain't go it.
00:50
You just hit the eight to four and I shut down those lines so we could add them with.
00:54
Correct, sit down.
00:55
Four captains the four operators.
00:57
Challenge the rainbow and charge the rainbow.
00:59
Number seven to command.
01:00
The outside of the former complex is going to catch if we don't get some water back here.
01:04
Command's aware, man.
01:05
We work on it right now.
01:06
I ask you to command we're going to back out.
01:08
The exposure caught. Man, ten four.
01:09
27th manned the outside park.
01:12
Looks like it might be getting in the attic already.
01:14
Man, ten four.
01:15
About two thirty is on the scene.
01:16
Safe.
01:17
The building that's on the opposite side of the courtyard, trying to get them out right now.
01:22
There's at least one occupied apartment.
01:24
We just want to make sure that's not more.
01:25
Just in case this one catches this.
01:27
2.30 on a scene.
01:28
Rescue 7th Command.
01:29
I need help. Getting these people out of this...
01:32
Command. Restive command, send me some companies back here to evacuate this exposure.
01:36
Commandant simple.
01:37
Ladder 11 and inchin 27 is assisting with evacuation with rescue.
01:41
Commandant's why it's up.
01:43
Broad 7. (number withheld) New Jersey with the evacuation of the Robo's exposure. Copy. Charge the Ducing LF, we're ready for water. Charge the Ducie LR. 2.30s on a scene. Piffel's called 30 on 3.60s.
02:11
2.30 on a scene. Can't be it. The building is now burning, the one across the courtyard from the original fire building. Amanda 44 operator, I need that deuce and a half charge. Agent 4, can you charge that monitor?
02:41
505 my seat. We need to be over here. Put that resident attacking us on the second floor. Thank you to command. I need NLPD back here. Hey guys, trying to get water on this exposure. Engine four, trying to get water on that exposure to your left. Here's a park captain just while we're waiting on this water to be gone.
03:09
Man, it's where the four's operator, charge the deuce and a half. Number four chapter and two hundred four operator. D.S.I. Charge the deuce and a half billion.
03:26
5-6-104, the communication is being right. He's coming in a very low volume. 15, 10-4[1]. We have one. We have one. One, ten-four. Great, she's having an operation. 16-4.
03:56
Company, come in. 38104. Can we give PD to the fire ground, please? 3.104. Communications, come in. Communications, come in, come back. Come in. Come in. S.E. 7, operate. Simply.
04:23
Command the communications and forward all companies on scene. Rescue, command. 10-4[1]. Forward all... All companies on scene, 701[2]. Attention to all companies at the working fire (number withheld) shelf on toll highway. This is a 41-minute incident[3] turn. Attention, all companies at the working fire (number withheld) shelf on to a highway.
04:51
There's a working fire. This is a 41 minute incident time. This time is 9-701[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message received
[2]
701: Working fire
[3]
41-minute incident: Incident duration (time marker)
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Location mentioned:
Near Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70126
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