House tones,…….Playmobil City Fire Department Station 25, Chief 2, Unit 1482, Medic 25, Playmobil City Police Department respond, 1400 Christ Church Road, Playmobil City Laundromat, reported structure fire, units alerted 20:15 hundred hours.
Responding; E251, E252, E253, 2581, 2582, Chief 2, TL254, Unit 1482, Medic 25, 20:17.
E251, E252, E253, on scene with heavy smoke showing.
On scene with heavy smoke showing, Command 25, 20:25.
Authority command 25, E252 hit the hydrant at the front right side of the structure, & set up for attack. Command 25 to TL254, deploy outriggers & stand by if needed. Command 25 to headquarters, by my authority have engine E2 transfer Station 25 for stand by. Command 25, to E251, E252, E253, set up your on board lighting systems to illuminate the scene!
Command 25 to headquarters, Chief 2 has arrived at this location, & will be taking command of operations.
10-4 command 25.
The following is a photo story of the fire being fought.
A view from Channel 4 News helicopter of the building on fire, with heavy smoke showing.
The Playmobil City Wash, Dry, & Fold Laundromat, where the fire is located.
Firefighting teams making entry into the burning building.
First of 4 Playmobil City Police Department unit's on scene blocking the road to prevent traffic from interfering with firefighting operations.
Second PCPD unit on the scene.
PCPD third & forth units keeping bystanders & customers from the laundromat away from danger.
Overview of PCFD units 1482, 2282, E253, PCEMS Medic 25, & PCPD patrol cars.
Engine operational crew members refilling the fuel in a rescue saw that was used by firefighters to cut open a security access door.
Medic 25 crew members working on giving a firefighter O2 due to smoke inhalation. Engine 252 OIC reprimanding the firefighter for not backing out of the burning building when his SCBA low pressure alarm started alerting, but instead took his mask off, & continued fighting the fire.
Medic checking injured firefighter's breath sounds.
Engine 253 shown with its telelights extended illuminating part of the scene.
Engine 252 shown with its equipment in use battling the fire.
A firefighter from TL254 breaking glass out of a window to help ventilate the building.
Another TL254 firefighter breaking window glass for ventilation.
Firefighters battling the fire at the entrance of the building.
Entry teams fighting their way into the structure.
A picture of the industrial rated clothes washing & drying machines inside the laundromat.
Firefighters shown removing chairs from the building to clear access for the entry teams. Firefighter shown getting a smoke ejector fan ready to pull smoke out of the structure during the salvage & overhaul operations.
A close up of the smoke ejector fan.
The crew of 2581 & ST25A refilling breathing air cylinders with the new custom on board Cascade compressor system.
Another view of the Cascade system.
A customers car shown in a parking space.
TL254, & unit 1482 photo documentary unit taking pictures, & filming the firefighting operations.
Playmofire shown working on the job.
Playmofires assistant filming the firefighting operations.
30 minutes into the fire, Chief 2 notifies headquarters to have Arson Investigator unit 2282 respond to this location. He tells the investigating team while enroute, he has a person of interest he wants them to interview to see what his connection to this fire is.
Arson investigator team interviewing the person of interest.
A close up of the person of interest. Do you think the cigarette chain smoking, beer drinking, drunk monkey could have anything to do with this fire,......if you said yes, you are correct! The investigators found out he threw a smoldering cigarette butt in the laundromat's indoor trash can that was full of newspapers causing the trash can to ignite, & catch a magazine rack on fire, then the buildings interior went up in flames. Luckily all of the customers got out of the building without injury, & the drunk monkey was arrested for reckless endangerment & public intoxication. He currently is awaiting trial.
I hope you liked this story.
