kind of weapon who then held them hostage for several hours. we were able to hear the voice of one of the firefighters after they encountered this man. this was from scanner traffic that was overheard as he was radioing back, telling everyone what the situation was that they ran into. listen. >> we are in a situation where we have a, uh -- an armed person. and he is requesting certain -- certain utilities to be turned back on at his house. and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: at this point, authorities saying that was the only demand this man made, was to have his utilities turned back on. negotiators, the s.w.a.t. team,