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This album looks at a large fire at a modern apartment
block. The fire was reported in the roof of Fulford Place at 5:15pm on a
Friday evening. The crews had difficulties with water pressure from
hydrants and accessing the fire. The situation soon escalated, and at its
height 80 firefighters were tasked to this incident. |
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The scene at the front of the apartments as four appliances tackle the
blaze, including an aerial platform. |
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The situation at the rear of the four-storey building.
It is clear that this is a serious incident. All the residents were successfully
evacuated at an early stage. There is difficulty in bringing the fire
under control, so more personnel and engines are requested. |
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At the front, the Fire Brigade have closed the road.
The wind is pushing the flames and smoke out of sight of the camera. |
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The seriousness of the incident prompts senior fire
officers to arrive in their fire cars (shown). They plan the method of
firefighting and take control of the incident. |
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A number of police officers have also arrived. They
deal with crowd control, directing traffic and liaising with the evacuated
residents, some of whom are just returning from work to find their homes
on fire. |
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WPY A police constable checks where the North Yorkshire
Fire & Rescue Service Salvage & Environmental Control Unit should
go as it arrives on blues and twos. |
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Such a large fire attracts the media. Press reporters
and photographers are present, as well as local BBC and ITV television
cameras and reporters. The first reporters on the scene are briefed by a UKev
photographer as to what has happened before their arrival. |
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MPY Boroughbridge's water carriers arrives on blue
lights and sirens to get more water to the scene. |
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ACZ The local traffic police in a Volvo V70 T5 help
control the traffic on the neighbouring main road. Water hoses have been
placed across the road to get to hydrants and traffic has to slow as it
drives over small ramps to get over them. |
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AYW Engines continue to arrive on blues and twos from
outlying stations some hours after the start of the fire. |
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Firemen leap from their engine and don breathing apparatus
kit. |
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FEF Older engines from retained (un-manned) fire
stations arrive to help with the effort. The change of shift at 6pm means
that more firefighters need to be brought in before exhausted ones can
leave. |
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BZC This is a specialist Incident Support Unit Mercedes
Sprinter. Oddly it has no livery on the front, just the blue light bar on
the roof. |
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The side view. This is the longest version of the
Sprinter that is available. |
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Firefighters in protective clothing and helmets remove
oxygen cylinders from the shelving in the rear. |
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The fire is a short distance from a main river, so an
engine is used to pump water from the river to where it's needed (which
can just be seen in the distance). |
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To stop other parts of the building catching fire, the
Skylift is operated remotely to spray a wide angle of water over areas
near the flames. |
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The following day: This is the situation as
firefighters dampen down the properties and make safe any weak structures.
This photograph was taken some 18 hours after the fire started, and is
almost identical to the first photo in this album. 50 properties were
damaged, with damage running into tens of millions of pounds. |
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