Structure fire traps elderly man in Mannington home, Mannington WV
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Emergency responders handled a house fire near Piles Avenue in Mannington, West Virginia. Smoke filled the home, trapping an elderly man inside. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation. Oxygen tanks inside the residence created additional hazards for the firefighters.
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06:15
Transcript:
00:00
Near Piles Avenue, Mannington, structure fire, company 9, company 7, Station 25, respond.
00:09
Near Piles Avenue, structure fire, 1047.
00:21
Fire department is over near Piles Avenue, first structure fire.
00:32
Even if it's 25 responding near Piles Avenue structure fire 1047, fire rescue 25.
00:43
By the end of the call we did find out that there is an elderly gentleman in the residence that they are unable to get out.
00:51
They're unable to lift him.
01:00
Mannington 2.
01:03
Okay.
01:05
Are you heading over there?
01:08
Four.
01:09
Ten and four layvis, there's an older male that isn't up, hanging out of the residence.
01:18
Two hundred, Mary.
01:21
Good.
01:23
All units are 108, break your starting mileage.
01:32
One, three, two, eight,
01:35
six, three.
01:36
Okay, not the office.
01:39
Ten, four ten forty eight.
01:46
Twenty-five fire rescue.
01:49
Twenty-five, go ahead.
01:51
Have you gotten any kind of response out of fire yet?
01:54
Negative.
01:59
I'll be outing.
02:01
Yeah.
02:30
Fire rescue, Station 20.
02:33
Station 20, go ahead.
02:36
Did you state that the fire has entrapment?
02:41
By the end of the call, we found out that's a possibility.
02:48
We do have made some police policy.
02:49
For this call.
02:55
Station 25 is Tony Miller 25 responded.
02:59
Okay, thank you.
03:09
There's fire inside the residence full smoke.
03:11
We're getting the people out right now.
03:14
1042.
03:20
Fire note. There's several containers of oxygen inside this residence.
03:27
That's for two.
03:46
Near Piles Avenue, structure fire, company 9, company 7 response.
03:53
Near Piles Avenue, structure fire, company 9, company 7, 2nd alert, 1051.
04:15
Good.
04:18
She didn't go to the Monongue, 10-8, it would be any area either.
04:22
10430. 1043.
04:31
202.
04:37
1099, responding near Piles Avenue structure fire 1052.
04:41
Rescue, 29.
04:44
Good.
04:46
Did you copy file up?
04:48
Affirmative one-team working structure fire.
04:51
No, received one-seen working structure fire, 1053.
04:53
There's also two patients with smoke inhalation, there's also oxygen tanks in the residence.
04:59
Okay, who do I have coming?
05:03
You an ambulance, 20-5, the only one?
05:08
Okay, move on.
05:10
Already dropped in.
05:14
Seventy-five, sure.
05:17
Engine 75, responding 113-13-5-5-53.
05:22
25-2-5-0-0-C.
05:26
Fire as the engine I-9-on.
05:33
Proceed.
05:46
Near Piles Avenue structure fire Station 20 response.
05:52
Near Piles Avenue structure fire 1054.
05:57
Assistant Chief 20 fire excuse.
06:00
Good.
06:03
I apologize.
06:05
I'm just very confused.
06:06
Are there more patients?
06:10
Permanum of 25 is requesting another unit.
06:13
We have two patients with smoke inhalation.
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Mannington, WV 26582
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