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Friday, July 23rd, 2010At 2:47 PM on the afternoon of July 20, 2010. Long Beach Fire Depart units responded to a report of a vehicle fire at Stevedoring Services located at 700 Pier A Plaza. Upon arrival Engine 24 found a large forklift-like vehicle, known as a top loader fully involved in fire. A top loader weighs roughly […]
Top Loader Fire Video
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Tires exploding during top loader fire in the Port of Long Beach on 07-20-10. Long Beach Engine 24, Engine 3 and BC1 responded. This video was shot by an amateur photographer who was positioned some distance away from firefighters operating on scene. It shows the extreme amount of energy that can be released when a tire fails on one […]
Traffic Snarled By Fire On The 710 Freeway
Monday, July 19th, 2010This afternoon at 2:04 PM a 30′ crane and trailer, owned by an Edison subcontractor, rolled over and caught on fire on the eastbound 91 transition to the southbound 710. The vehicle rolled onto the guardrail of the off ramp and removed about 30 feet of it as well as one light pole. It continued […]
Overturned Vehicle with a Trapped Victim on the 605 Freeway
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010On Tuesday July 13th, 2010 at approximately 6:10 AM Long Beach Fire Department units responded to a reported overturned vehicle with a trapped victim over the side of the southbound 605/Spring St. off-ramp. Engine 5 was the first arriving unit and located the mangled vehicle down the embankment of the southbound 605 exit of E. […]
LBPD Injury Accident With Metro Blue Line
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010On Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at approximately 1:00 PM Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) units responded to a reported Injury Traffic Accident with a trapped victim at Long Beach Blvd. at East 16th Street. Engine 3 was the first arriving unit and found a Metrolink Train that collided with a Long Beach Police Department squad. […]
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