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>> reporter: piers, this started as a standard sort of medical call. firefighters got the call that there was someone in medical distress. they showed up at this address, came out with their equipment, had a gurney, went inside the house. and at that point they realized there was something very wrong here. they encountered a man with some kind of weapon who then held him hostage for several hours. we were able to hear the voice of one of the firefighters after they encountered this man. this was from scanner traffic that was overheard as he was radioing back, telling everyone what the situatio...

Kind of weapon who then held them hostage for several hours. we were able to hear the voice of one of the firefighters after they encountered this man. this was from scanner traffic that was overheard as he was radioing back, telling everyone what the situation was that they ran into. listen. >> we are in a situation where we have a, uh -- an armed person. and he is requesting certain -- certain utilities to be turned back on at his house. and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: at this point, authorities saying that was the only demand this man made, was to have his uti...

David mattingly joins us with late details and audio from one of the firefighters before this came to a deadly conclusion. david, what's the latest? >> reporter: anderson, this all started out as a routine medical call. the firemen arrived on the scene, everything looked and seemed like they expected it to be. they took a gurney and their medical equipment inside the house, presumably to treat someone in medical distress. but that is not what they encountered. and just a few minutes later, this was heard over the radio, via scanner traffic. listen to what one of the firefighters was saying to ...

Learning more about a hostage crisis that ended with an explosion 30 miles outside atlanta. david mattingly joins us with late details and audio from one of the firefighters before this came to a deadly conclusion. david, what's the latest? >> reporter: anderson, this all started out as a routine medical call. the firemen arrived on the scene, everything looked and seemed like they expected it to be. they took a gurney and their medical equipment inside the house, presumably to treat someone in medical distress. but that is not what they encountered. and just a few minutes later, this was hear...

Gas. and as they did that they were using bull horns to announce to have the suspect surrender. that didn't work. then they began using i object send area tear incendiary tear gas. more toxic and more likely to start a fire. then using demolition unit to knock down the walls of the cabin they went wall-to-wall as one officer said to peel that cabin back like an onion. that's when it they heard that gunfire. fire engulfed the cabin. they launched the tear gas in originally because they were under a barrage of bullets. listen to the scanner traffic at that time. >> be advised so in a gun fight w...