commander is that was 101 people on board the plane. that s passengers and crew. and at 2:00 our units returned to service the bulk of our units. we still have a unit staged over there right now while the ntsb, faa and p-cad are responding to that. any questions on fire rescue? it went pretty well? this could have been a lot worse? all things considered, that s correct, ari. brake fires, engine fires are something that we train for in the aircraft rescue fire fighting business. it s not uncommon. that s why we prepare for those. we mitigate those. and that s what was done today an effective response. also the fact that broward sheriff fire rescue s specialty teams, our technical rescue team and hazardous materials team are located within a mile, mile and a half of the airport. so that certainly complements
before i let you go. how long did it take to put out the fire? we received the call at 12:34. and the fire was knocked down, it was out by 12:38. we had a response of two minutes. so we were on the scene within two minutes. so within two minutes our crash fire rescue trucks deployed foam and quickly put out that fire. it s a pretty unusual event to have a fire like that on the runway, isn t it? this is the first one that i can recall. however, i ve been involved in training and our firefighters go through training extensively on aircraft fires whether it s engine fires, brake fires, wheel fires, galley fires, it s something that, you know, you have to be proficient in. and, you know, we have a complement of resources there along with technical rescue and hazardous materials teams. so we had a commendable response in a very short amount of time. mike, thanks very much for
thursday afternoon. our units quickly responded. broward sheriff fire rescue provides the fire suppression service to ft. lauderdale hollywood international. we have our fire station located right on the airfield there. our first units were on scene within two minutes. the pilot advised that the plane was evacuated by 12 cnn.com/ 12 clb 37 and by 12:38 the fire was declared knocked down. so this was a very rapid, very quick response. this is something that we train for very common in aircraft rescue fire fighting wheel well fires, brake fires, engine fires and galley fires. these are things that our firefighters go through comprehensive extensive training on. we re reporting, mike, that at least 15 people were injured in this plane fire. wub with serious burns. do you have newer information? can you update us on the condition of those who were injured? yes, we actually have 15 people that were transported to
the rest all seem to be less serious. so we re looking at non-life-threatening injuries. we re still evaluating additional patients and there may be more that are transported. it came in as an engine fire on the left engine op the 767. fire crews responded quickly, mitigated the fire. the plane was quickly evacuated. brake fires, engine fires are something we train for all the time. it s not uncommon, as you know. i m curious, and i know this might be a little premature. does it appear that any smoke or fire got into the plane or are the injuries related to the hysteria and jumping on to the chute and coming down? that s the question that we re waiting for an answer on. the commander, i ve spoken to him. we re trying to determine are the injures from the incident, from the crowd or from the evacuation. hopefully we ll have that answer very soon. thank you very much.