what those stories are. can we take any questions? [ inaudible question ] crane operator was operating the crane at that point and was lifting 16 tons of concrete, and that crane operator saw the fire started and tried to extinguish it. so we give a lot of credit to the crane operator, but the fire overwhelmed that operator and had to exit the crane. was he able to get out? is he safe? the crane operator was able to get out and is safe. [ inaudible question ] we re extinguishing it with hose lines. [ inaudible question ] with hand extinguishers.
it collapsed. reporter: truck driver gran freeman was making a delivery nearby. the building on fire, they were hollering, the buildings on fire, smoke was rolling right out of the plate know my place they re going to unload. reporter: the blaze started around 9:00 this morning, just as people were filing into their office buildings nearby. i was on the phone in a meeting. started seeing small smoke and then big smoke and then flames and said, all right, it s time to get out of here. reporter: while drama unfolded high above the site, a crane operator was left stranded for more than an hour, surrounded by heavy smoke. we still have a crane operator in the crane. he is stuck on the platform trying to get out. reporter: the fire chief explained how responders kept the crane from melting under the extreme heat. we had to put hose lines in place to protect the crane until we could actually make the rescue itself. it was a very fast-moving fire, high heat conditions, well
80 foot yacht that was on fire and when the crews arrived they ran into a substantial fire when they arrived on scene. , . , ., , ., on scene. they are trying to contain it as much on scene. they are trying to contain it as much as on scene. they are trying to contain it as much as possible on scene. they are trying to contain it as much as possible and - on scene. they are trying to contain | it as much as possible and prevented from spreading to the nearby pier. we have been utilising a number of hose lines in order to contain the fire and using breathing apparatus, and we were able to contain the fire on the yacht and part of the marina. you have to be cautious, notjust because of the smoke but because presumably there is a risk of explosion, given there is so much diesel on board? we explosion, given there is so much diesel on board? diesel on board? we have had an increased risk diesel on board? we have had an increased risk with diesel on board? we have had an increas
of hose lines in order to contain the fire and using breathing apparatus, and we were able to contain the fire on the yacht and part of the marina. you have to be cautious, notjust because of the smoke but because presumably there is a risk of explosion, given there is so much diesel on board? we have had an increased risk with the amount of fuel on board but other hazards that we were not aware of at the time, potentially because of cylinders, but they were not there and it was just the fuel that was the main source of hazard for us. we were able to contain the fire but due to the severity of the fire on the yacht, the yacht has now sunk into the harbour itself. which has presented another hazard, which is the environmental consideration and the fuel that is on board. during our firefighting tactics we were able to work with the harbour master