Several firefighters were briefly trapped inside a burning apartment complex in Raleigh (N.C.) Saturday before they escaped unharmed. (RADIO AUDIO BELOW)
The firefighters responded to a fire at a 12 unit, 3-story apartment building at 3211 Shore View Road, when the roof collapsed. Those firefighters were able to get out unharmed, and the fire was eventually controlled. Fire officers said that five of the units were heavily damaged.
RADIO AUDIO LINK:
http://archive.scangeorgia.com/raleigh/200802021803.mp3
Keep in mind that throughout the recording there is also traffic from other incidents, but since it’s from a scanner, they were recorded even though they were on different channels.
Some of the audio is also pretty fuzzy.
Benchmarks:
3:30 second (i think) alarm being dispatched "major working fire"
5:18 - 6:40 traffic between command and interior divisions
10:30 Div3 crew announcing that they’re putting water on the fire
11:20 Div3 crew calls mayday
11:24 command deploys RIT
11:40 interior crews recommend evacuation due to partial collapse and deteriorating conditions
11:50 command advised all firefighters evacuated and accounted for
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