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Reported explosion and structure fire at 1234 High Tower Road; multiple victims and firefighters involved; coordinated multi-agency fire and EMS response.Catawba County NC

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High Tower St, North Carolina 28613

Reported explosion and structure fire at 1234 High Tower Road; multiple victims and firefighters involved; coordinated multi-agency fire and EMS response.

Audio|Heard on: Catawba County Sheriff, Conover and Newton Police Dispatch, NC Highway Patrol Troop F
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06:26
Transcript:
00:00
Carrier Fire 2, Engine 2, Live 2, Medic 31 need to respond, upgraded structure fire response.
00:07
1-234 High Tower Road, 1-234 High Tower Road, reported explosion by Vichelio 1 on scene.
00:13
Original call for a galley.
00:27
Committee 31 in Mountain.
00:34
Battalion, one engine two.
00:38
Engine 5 was in the building during an explosion.
00:43
I have no contact with him.
00:47
You'll be primary when you get here a ladder two.
00:51
Yes.
00:53
Ladder 2, I have victims in the parking lot, if you can take care of those.
00:58
Copy.
01:02
1014, Catawba Tac 7.
01:04
This is a Katapa County training exercise co-off.
01:07
Katava County EMS and Hickers Fire Training Exercise, Timeout, 851.
01:15
Battalion 1, Hicka.
01:19
Battalion 1.
01:20
Battalion 1.
01:22
What's taught me at least three more medicients?
01:26
Yeah.
01:29
A few minutes in medic 32,
01:31
medic 34, medic 38 at the request of the Italian 1.
01:35
Need your respond in reference to a multi-patient incident at 1234 High Tower Road.
01:40
One, two, three, four, high-tower road.
01:42
Three-thirty, three, four, high-tower road.
01:46
Three-thirty.
01:58
I can't.
02:03
I can't copy your mobile.
02:07
I can't copy your mobile.
02:23
to 321 northbound, but just south of Pinewood Road,
02:29
red,
02:30
two-door, Shaded Glazer.
02:43
Two, one.
02:45
Medic 31-331-3-1-Hurt.
02:49
Is the gasoline control, are we safe to go ahead in?
02:53
Yeah, bye.
02:54
Two minutes, two battalion one.
02:57
It's being controlled now.
02:58
Have MS come in and stage right before the hydrants?
03:01
Making stage there at this time.
03:04
Medicaid, you and you direct?
03:07
31 direct.
03:11
Hickery lock down gas control.
03:19
336, just that.
03:22
Get in town, see me, go ahead.
03:25
It's 336, you couldn't do it, have been paid, please.
03:45
One medic truck on scene, a few books.
03:48
Part of one.
03:54
31, hang on, I see one.
03:59
Right now I have six patients.
04:06
Water case.
04:07
Drom. Tron.
04:08
Two, three outside.
04:17
Problem.
04:22
See, that 32.
05:00
Firefire slots the mic.
05:02
Go ahead.
05:06
With Angie 3rd, 1 Firefighter, 1 Firefighter, 1 firefighter out of the carrieve.
05:16
Where's that third medicina at?
05:20
They are clear to the top, I'll be cut right shortly.
05:29
Please.
05:33
We got one.
05:35
We got one firefighter, one baby.
05:41
First floor is going to be clear, we're going to the second floor.
05:45
Copy.
05:48
Tadone, Hickr.
05:51
Okay.
05:56
I have three more patients from the interior to the count.
06:00
10-4.
06:03
Should be a total of 11 so far.
06:07
That's correct.
06:13
I see. The same...
06:18
...around as well...
06:25
See in for now.

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High Tower St, North Carolina 28613

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