Sunday, February 3, 2013
Thanks to Dave Statter www.Statter911.com for sharing this CloseCall with us.
nteresting video from Noah Patraw of
a three-alarm fire early this morning that destroyed Crestline
Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington. As you will see in the brief
clip, an explosion occurs that results in one firefighter either being
knocked down or falling to the ground while trying to get away from the
blast. One firefighter was injured during the fire but it isn’t clear if
the explosion caused the injury.
While there were no details in any of the
articles I have read about the fire, radio communications heard on the
video refers to it as a backdraft, “Command from Truck 5, we’ve just had
a big backdraft on the left side”.
Officials said the blaze broke out
around 3:17 a.m. at the school on Southeast 7th Street, which quickly
ripped through the building rendering it a complete loss.
Firefighters from Vancouver and Portland battled the blaze
that burned well into late Sunday morning. One firefighter was
reportedly injured while battling the blaze and was treated and
released.
