Hundreds Flood 911 During Fla. Wildfires
POSTED: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT May 14,
2008
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PALM BAY, Fla. -- Hundreds of panicked callers flooded 911 dispatchers as 30-foot walls of flames swept through Palm Bay neighborhoods, destroying dozens of homes.
LISTEN: 911 Calls From Fires Released
"The fire is breaking through on Cogan from Westbury to the end of Westbury and Cogan," a screaming caller said. "It is just getting ready to take down a house."Dispatchers in Palm Bay received a stream of calls from homeowners fleeing the firestorm."(The fire) is spreading across the street. Oh my God. Mom, move your car. Move your car," a woman screamed to dispatchers.Many of the calls came from the Bayside Lakes subdivision and surrounding neighborhoods."We have a fire on Gasper Street," a man told a 911 operator."What's on fire, sir?" the dispatcher said."The grass next to the road and it's catching fast," the caller said.Fire crews hustled to keep up with the calls as hot spots ignited and destroyed dozens of homes."There are homes all around," a caller said. "You need to get here quick, please."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
LISTEN: 911 Calls From Fires Released "The fire is breaking through on Cogan from Westbury to the end of Westbury and Cogan," a screaming caller said. "It is just getting ready to take down a house."Dispatchers in Palm Bay received a stream of calls from homeowners fleeing the firestorm."(The fire) is spreading across the street. Oh my God. Mom, move your car. Move your car," a woman screamed to dispatchers.Many of the calls came from the Bayside Lakes subdivision and surrounding neighborhoods."We have a fire on Gasper Street," a man told a 911 operator."What's on fire, sir?" the dispatcher said."The grass next to the road and it's catching fast," the caller said.Fire crews hustled to keep up with the calls as hot spots ignited and destroyed dozens of homes."There are homes all around," a caller said. "You need to get here quick, please."Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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