Here is early video (above) from a commercial fire Friday on Merced Avenue in El Monte, California. The news helicopter video shows Los Angeles County firefighters cutting though a bay door to mount an interior attack. They are soon pulled out for defensive operations that included dealing with what appears to be a rolling flammable liquids fire at one end of the building. At 16:40 into the video you will see there had been some sort of failure of the ladder pipe of the TDA set up on the street side of the building.
Another video (below), by Steven V, captured the failure as it occurred. It’s cued to that point. Watch closely in the upper left portion of the screen.
COMMERCIAL FIRE | FS 90 | 2000 Block of N Merced Ave in South El Monte | E168 on scene with heavy smoke showing. BC10 on scene now and requesting 2nd Alarm Assignment. #LACoFD #MercedIC
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) May 10, 2019
**UPDATE** #MercedIC | 100' x 150' Commercial Structure with heavy smoke and fire through the roof. All units going defensive.#LACoFD
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) May 10, 2019
**UPDATE** #MercedIC | Primary & Secondary search negative with no reported injuries. Knockdown called at 3:31pm. Salvage & Overhaul started along with starting to release resources.#LACoFD
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) May 10, 2019
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