Commercial fire reported at Chesapeake shopping mall, Chesapeake VA
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Fire & ArsonA commercial fire was reported near Greenbrier Parkway in Chesapeake, with smoke and possible flames inside a shopping mall near Dillard's. Fire crews investigated the exterior and interior of the building, including the first and second floors. Security checked camera footage for other possible fire locations. Some power outages were noted during the response. Crews continued to inspect the mall for smoke or fire sources.
Audio|Heard on: Chesapeake Fire
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08:12
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 3,
00:02
Commercial Structure Fire, near Greenbrier Parkway.
00:06
Timeout, (number withheld).
00:11
Night 3 can speak.
00:14
Night 3.
00:17
You can clear Agent 3 from our call, place them on that commercial fire, or commercial fire.
00:23
They're going to be switching over to TAC2.
00:27
Okay.
00:29
Engine 3, do you copy?
00:34
Tender 3 got it.
00:40
The Tadine 3 has responded to the Cicani 1.
00:43
The T9-1. Okay (number withheld).
00:54
Engine 3. Commercial Structure Fire, near Greenbrier Parkway.
01:00
Timeout, (number withheld).
01:04
15,
01:08
Chesapeake.
01:10
Chris 50.
01:15
Places in service put us on that call.
01:19
Okay.
01:26
The rest 15 respond.
01:29
Okay, 17, 15.
01:35
Agent 14, Chesapeake.
01:37
Agent 2, Chesapeake.
01:48
We're clear from our call.
01:49
We're going to be closer to major 15 to Greenboro Parkway.
01:53
We'll be responding and we'll switch over to tag too.
01:57
Okay.
02:00
Okay.
02:04
Ninety-14 stage to the hydrant.
02:08
Okay, 17-4.
02:14
Section 2 is responding on 2.
02:19
Okay, (number withheld).
02:25
I speak to Edge 15.
02:27
I can say available into 15 is going to be responding.
02:42
Marshall 5 to engine 12.
02:48
May I. Go ahead.
02:54
I received your page.
02:58
Give me one second please.
03:02
There is possible flames and smoke inside on the void level.
03:06
I'm not sure where it was coming from.
03:12
And so you can call back the reporting party and see if they can meet us at the floor.
03:18
Okay.
03:25
Taday 1 to engine 3 and 4 and ladder 2.
03:27
Once you get on scene, take your crews in to assist us with the first floor.
03:34
Two calls.
03:36
Command, Tadai 1.
03:37
Tadai 1,
03:38
command.
03:42
We have an all clear in regards to smoking size brush on the first and second.
03:47
I do have security making contact with their office to see if they can pick up anything on the cameras that may be another location.
03:57
Okay, now that's clear on the first six floor, Dillard, or the whole mall?
04:03
As right now, Dillard.
04:06
Yeah, we'll get some crews in here, too, we'll assist with the parts of the mall.
04:13
Number 14 to command.
04:17
Go ahead.
04:19
Got a couple of people on this other door on the Bravo side of the building saying they heard a boom and awesome planes on the second floor right around on this bravo side.
04:30
Engine 4 is over here now.
04:36
Under 14 driver to command.
04:41
Command of Medi 14.
04:42
They can come. It's on the lower level.
04:47
14 driver to come in.
04:50
We made contact with Salvation Army out here on the front.
04:53
We're on the scene.
04:55
We're going to head inside and start looking around.
05:00
It does not like there's some smoke over here.
05:04
Command copy.
05:06
You guys on that side of the building see maybe you see a transformer or possibly any heating units over there.
05:18
I don't smell electrical and we do have an air van inside the doors here.
05:29
I'm making my way to you now.
05:37
Agent 3, Chester.
05:40
Is it 3.
05:43
Ronzie and we're missing in the main first floor of the mall.
05:49
Okay, (number withheld).
05:55
Fire 2 is also.
05:59
Okay, (number withheld).
06:02
Sorry, you want to see.
06:03
Go on scene. Okay, (number withheld) now.
06:13
Agent 15, Chespe.
06:16
End of 15.
06:17
If you can keep us on the call, we're arriving up to me now.
06:24
Okay, so we're two minutes.
06:31
Tie one, two, command.
06:35
Okay, go ahead to Tanya one.
06:39
It does look like you've lost some power right here.
06:41
I'll see some of the marking light out and look like the lighting in front there where the Salvation Army is out.
06:48
I'll go ahead and assume.
06:52
Clean Bar Command.
06:55
14 copy also be advised you've been informed that there's a that the planes are seen on the exterior portion of the stillers time so I've got engine four going up there now to investigate that area.
07:14
Command copy command of latitude bill assist engine four there at that time.
07:18
All that's your copy.
07:26
Agent 1 in testing.
07:27
The 1st2.
07:29
Agent1. Agent 1 is O-C.
07:33
The level 1 in the car lot.
07:36
Okay, sir. Okay, so.
07:37
Okay, so on.
07:42
Man, Agent 1 and Angie 15, just ready to join now.
07:49
Underreceived.
07:50
15, Couching.
07:53
Engine 12, Chesape.
07:56
Indian 12.
07:59
Can you just fetch letters into my location? I can come out in non-emergency?
08:06
Okay.
08:11
Command of the time three, you can clear.
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Location mentioned:
Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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