[23/FEB/2022] TANKER FIRE TAKES ONE LIFE

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TANKER FIRE TAKES ONE LIFE
23rd of February, 2022
LSFD Public Relations Member Jennifer Schneider
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SENORA FREEWAY - Firefighters prevented a tanker fire from spreading but could not save the driver trapped inside.

At 19:52 on February 22nd, 2022, the Los Santos Fire Department responded to a fire inside a tunnel on Braddock Pass, Senora Freeway.

Engine 2 and Truck 2 crews entered the tunnel from the north-western side, Engine 6 from the southern side, and all companies started with a defensive attack. Engine and Truck crews encountered excessive smoke after the ventilation system was reported not working. Engine 2 and Truck 2 crews found a tanker on the southern side that was involved with heavy fire. All crews immediately started a defensive approach.
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Approximately 20 minutes into the fire attack, all crews reported rising temperatures inside the tunnel. Incident command ordered all crews to evacuate the tunnel along with vehicles to suppress further damage. At 20:33, the ventilation system was turned on again by Engine's 6 crew and all remaining crews entered the tunnel, resuming the fire attack.
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Engine 6 company approached the tanker from the southern side and located Acetone inside the tanker. The crew immediately switched to foam and suppressed the fire. A short time later, firefighters located a driver outside the tanker. Sadly, the driver was determined deceased on the scene. The rescue crew provided oxygen therapy to one firefighter, no other injuries were reported.
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More than 10 firefighters, under the command of Battalion Chief Clarke MacKay, knocked down the fire in 77 minutes. Their quick work prevented the fire from extending further inside and damaging the tunnel. The remaining Acetone was neutralized and transferred to another tanker.

Positive identification of the dead driver, as well as the time, and manner of their death, will be determined by the Los Santos County Office of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

The fire's cause remains the focus of a joint active investigation by the San Andreas State Fire Marshals.


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Units Dispatched: E2, E6, E1, T2, RA31, RA823, PIO, PR1, BC2
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