Caught on video: Memphis apartment fire with people trapped. Snorkel crashes on arrival.
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An apartment fire this afternoon in Memphis resulted in trapped residents and an unusual incident as one of the fire trucks arrving on the scene apparently lost its brakes and crashed into a fence. The snorkel collision (Rescue 2, using a reserve rig) is in the video above and a different angle in the news coverage below. The firefighters were not hurt and went right to work on the fireground.
Fire crews responded to Madison Avenue and North Montgomery Street after a fire roared to life in the 4 p.m. hour. Thick black smoke was seen billowing outside of the multi-story brick apartment building.
Several people were trapped and an elderly woman had to be rescued from the second floor. The fire was on the second floor of the structure and spread to the third floor.
Several firefighters from different fire houses around the city responded to the fire. A fire truck responding to the fire lost its brakes and crashed into a fence and concrete barrier. The firefighters, not skipping a beat, jumped out, geared up, and helped out in battling the fire.
