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>> they are forced to fight the fire from the outside but that has its risks. norum is concerned the old building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. >> we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. >> the city's buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren't any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn't take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. >> we move those trucks and the tower ladder...

>> they are forced to fight the fire from the outside but that has its risks. norum is concerned the old building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. >> we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. >> the city's buildings department tells norm that the structure is stable because there aren't any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn't take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. >> we move those trucks and the tower ladder...

Burning in there. all the other cars were filled with gasoline presumably. that's very difficult to control. finally, what we do have is firefighters in place with hose lines to prevent the fire from spreading. that is something we did not have a couple hours ago, when this fire started. >> their main issue right here is trying to get the fire out to cool down some of the adjacent cars and move them off the freeway. we are concentrating on the i-15, but we want to mention that this fire has spread. it's up to 2,000 acres. the foothills of baldy mesa. mandatory evacuations going on in the area....

Building will not be able to withstand the heat of the fire, and the weight of the water being pumped in to fight it. >> we were providing 500 gallons per minute at these locations. which leads to the dead load in the building. >> the city's buildings department tells norum that the structure is stable because there aren't any cracks or bulges in the walls but he doesn't take any chances and establishes a wide perimeter or collapse zone around it. >> we moved those trucks, the tower ladders, the pieces of equipment and the hose lines away from the building to the other side of the street. >> f...

All the water mains in the area. that whole grid pretty much is out. >> airplanes and helicopters must now hold the line. they release water and flame retardants to stop the fire in its tracks. >> the helicopter started dropping in our neighborhood. and due to the time of day being we still had daylight, we still had a couple hours of daylight left, we were able to get air support. and that was just a tremendous amount of help initially until we got our hose lines and our supply lines hooked up to our engines to stop the fire. >> as i turned and looked over my shoulder, here was the cavalry co...