3 Dallas firefighters injured while battling 4-alarm blaze
Three Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters were extricated from a condo apartment building after the second floor collapsed while they were inside
Read FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor's rapid response anaysis of Dallas Fire-Rescue's execution of "Mayday" operations while extracting three injured firefighters from a condo apartment blaze.
By FireRescue1 Staff
DALLAS — Three firefighters were injured while responding to a call after the second floor of a condominium collapsed while they were inside.
CBS 11 reported that the blaze originally started out as a two-alarm, but was quickly upgraded to three-alarm within 10 minutes of the first firefighters arriving on scene.
When the second floor of the building collapsed with three Dallas Fire-Rescue members inside, a “Mayday” was called, and additional resources were brought in.
The firefighters were successfully extricated, and taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Remaining firefighters continued to battle flames throughout the night with more than 100 firefighters called to the scene as the entire 24-unit complex was destroyed, displacing 60 residents.
A determination as to the cause of the fire has not been made, and is currently under investigation.
@DallasFireRes_q still out at 4 alarm condo fire. 3 firefighters and 1 civilian injured, in a non-life-threatening manner, and expected to be okay. https://t.co/LgBt0DIycW pic.twitter.com/aObig0k8zD
— DALLAS FIRE-RESCUE (@DallasFireRes_q) November 27, 2018
