fire from the outside, but even that has its risks. norum is concerned the old building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. the city s buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren t any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn t take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. we move those trucks and the tower ladders, are pieces of equipment, and the hose lines away from the building to the opposite side of the street. firefighters are also repositioned across the street and continue their efforts to control the blaze. norum s instincts are right. after nine hours of fire and thousands of gallons of water pumped in, the walls suddenly give way, raining bricks and
norum is concerned the old building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. the city s buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren t any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn t take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. we move those trucks and the tower ladders, are pieces of equipment, and the hose lines away from the building to the opposite side of the street. firefighters are also repositioned across the street and continue their efforts to control the blaze. norum s instincts are right. after nine hours of fire and thousands of gallons of water pumped in, the walls suddenly give way, raining bricks and debris on the street below.
must now hold the line. they release water and flame retardants to stop the fire in its tracks. the helicopter started dropping in our neighborhood. and due to the time of day being we still had daylight, we still had a couple hours of daylight left, we were able to get air support. and that was just a tremendous amount of help initially until we got our hose lines and our supply lines hooked up to our engines to stop the fire. as i turned and looked over my shoulder, here was the cavalry coming to help out. the air support now allows firefighters to change their plan of attack. our concern wasn t so much the initial ground zero area where the source of the fire was coming from. at this point it s just stopping the progression of the fire. so that was our tactic and strategy at that point. 7:30 p.m., more than an hour after the explosion, the surge of natural gas continues to feed the fire.
and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. the city s buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren t any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn t take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. we move those trucks and the tower ladders, are pieces of equipment, and the hose lines away from the building to the opposite side of the street. firefighters are also repositioned across the street and continue their efforts to control the blaze. norum s instincts are right. after nine hours of fire and thousands of gallons of water pumped in, the walls suddenly give way, raining bricks and debris on the street below. the initial sound to me was like a crack.
norum is concerned the old building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. the city s buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren t any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn t take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. we move those trucks and the tower ladders, are pieces of equipment, and the hose lines away from the building to the opposite side of the street. firefighters are also repositioned across the street and continue their efforts to control the blaze. norum s instincts are right. after nine hours of fire and thousands of gallons of water pumped in, the walls suddenly give way, raining bricks and