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Firefighters responded to a fire at a business on Cleveland Ave SW in Atlanta, where one building was fully engulfed. Crews worked to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures, despite challenges with low water pressure. The primary search of the affected buildings was completed, and no occupants were found. A wall of the main building collapsed during the incident.

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Engine 20 to command. Go ahead, 20. Scan the Bravo exposure with the thermal imaging camera. No hot spots. All clear over here. You advise all clear? That's affirmative. We're going to start pulling lines from back here. Received. Command Engine 2. Copy, Engine 2. Assist Engine 30 and Company 14 in breaking down. Let's leave the supply line up, and we're going to leave one inch to quarter on the ground to mop up just in case something pops up. Engine 2, copy. I think 20's on the backside pulling lines up.

Firefighters confirm no hot spots on the neighboring property and are beginning to pull lines from the area.

Command truck 14, let me know when you're ready. Received, Chief. We'll put someone up there now and we can divert water back up. Received. Command the units on the hand lines. We're going to get the ladder truck back in operation. We'll back everybody away from the building. Y'all can report to rehab. Truck 10, received.

Firefighters are preparing to use the ladder truck again and are repositioning personnel for safety.

Safe to command. Go ahead, safe. Hey, just an update from, on the back side, on the Charlie side of the structure. We got Engine 14 that's going to be working a headline from the Bravo Exposure. We got Truck 10 getting hot spots on the Charlie side. We also got a L-shaped trench at the Delta Charlie Corner of the structure. Command, received.

Firefighters are addressing hot spots on the Charlie side and working a line from the Bravo exposure.

Squad 480, command. Go ahead, Squad 480. Got two hand lines working on Charlie's side, Chief, on all the drop-downs in the alleyway. Everybody's operating from a safe position. Command received, thank you.

Firefighters are safely operating two hand lines on the Charlie side to address drop-downs in the alleyway.

Commander Truck 14, looks like we get that Alpha Bravo corner knocked down a little bit. We may be able to stretch some hand lines to finish it off. Received. He's working on it now, Chief. That's it.

Firefighters are making progress on the Alpha Bravo corner and may soon stretch hand lines to finish the job.

Received. You got some water on the engine 3-quarter? Negative. I believe he shut it down to boost Truck 14. Copy that. Truck 14 to safety. Thank you. Go ahead. There's a little bit of fire left in that Alamo corner he's hitting, and then we should be able to gate down and give you guys some water. Received.

Firefighters are addressing remaining flames in the Alamo corner and will soon adjust water distribution.

Commander, safety. If you see Engine 20 and Squad 4 Alpha on that trawler side, have them reposition those lines to where you need them back there on the trawler. Received. Safety, Engine 20. Engine 20, go ahead. I'm going to be on the delta side of the structure. If we can, you can reposition those lines over here. Received. We're going to get with the sergeant of Engine 30. He's got all incoming water going to the truck 14. Received. Squad 4 to safety, we got that Engine 24 already, Chief, if we could just...

Firefighters are repositioning hoses to improve water coverage on the delta side of the structure.

Alarm by communications to Cleveland Avenue Command. Go ahead, radio. Okay, the caller, this third caller that called in, she texted her daughter. Her daughter advised them now that she doesn't think there's no entrapment, in fact, that you all look like you all have it under control. Command received. Radio, you can show us confined to control. Right, received.

Firefighters report the situation is under control, with no entrapment confirmed.

Truck 14 to safety. Safety, go ahead, Truck 14. Chief, is that going to be the bulk of it, or is there still more burning on that Charlie side? We still have more burning on this Charlie side. We're going to have to probably get some headlines and get it from a distance. But you're doing a good job, my vantage point. Received.

Firefighters report ongoing flames on the Charlie side, requiring additional efforts from a distance.

1311 to radio, also advise Mar to reroute traffic east and westbound on Cleveland Avenue in between Hazel and Macon. Proceed.

Traffic is being rerouted east and westbound on Cleveland Avenue due to the ongoing fire response.

Can you get a line in operation from the exterior where you are? They said the Charlie wall collapsed. Can you gain access to any fire back there on that backside? Truck 14 is going to be on top of it with an aerial. Received. Looked like they knocked it down. Gotcha. Yeah, that's correct. Truck 2, command. Go ahead, Truck 2. Primary's complete throughout the whole Charlie building, exposed it. Received. Primary complete.

Firefighters report the Charlie wall has collapsed, but the primary search of the Charlie building is complete.

Commander radio. Go ahead. Just provide an update. We're still in the defensive mode of operation on the main fire building. We got crews in offensive rescue mode of operation on the Bravo exposure. Okay, received.

Firefighters remain in defensive mode on the main building, while offensive operations continue on the adjacent structure.

Sidewall, exterior. Secondary command, I'm going to be on the Charlie side. We have nobody to collapse on. Let's keep flowing that water. Received. Engine 2 to command. Is that Engine 2? Go ahead. Second floor on the Bravo side, primary complete. Received, all clear on the primary, Bravo side.

Firefighters confirm the primary search on the second floor, Bravo side, is clear.

exposure part that they're talking about, can they make entry enough, be able to cut it off, or is it too dangerous for them to go in? That's affirmative. It's affirmative they can cut it off? That's affirmative, they can cut it off for the Bravo exposure. Received. Engine 30, RAC there, Engine 30 Sergeant, can we get a little more pressure on this two and a half? Truck 2, Command. Go ahead, Truck 2. All clear on the primary, on the first ground level floor. There is a basement, there is another level above it. Received, you said... Received.

Firefighters confirm they can cut off the fire's spread to the adjacent building. Primary search on the first floor is clear.

20, Charlie's getting low, from Charlie's side.

Firefighters report low water pressure on one side of the building.

7949. Squad 4, A to command. Go ahead, Squad A. Hey, Chief, yeah, like they said earlier, it's a U-shape, starting to get in the bottom of the U. I'm going to see if we can cut it off, the tan line. Received. Command to Truck 2, you're going to be on primary on that Bravo exposure with Engine 20 and Squad 4 Alpha. 2, copy. Engine 2 to command. Go ahead, Engine 2. Water supply is established. You have another assignment for us? Bring your crew on up, level 1.

Firefighters have established a water supply and are working to contain the fire within the U-shaped building.

Alright, command engine 20, you advise over on that Bravo side, the building stretches back? Yeah, it's like a U-shaped complex. It's about to get in the building behind it. We can stretch some hand lines back there and cut it off if you want us to. Okay, I got squad 4 coming up to assist. Y'all snatch a bundle and let's get engine 20, squad 4 alpha on the double hand lines on that B side of the building. And squad 4 Bravo, I need you to read my initial read. Truck 10, come on up and be read.

Firefighters are deploying additional hand lines to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

Engine 20 to command. Go ahead, 20. Alright, so we got three separate buildings here. It's almost a U-shaped complex. The building you see is pretty much fully involved. It's about to jump to the next building on the back side. If you want us to, we can take a, uh, stretch a skid off of 30's and cut this thing off. Don't get into the other building. Engine 2 Sergeant to plug. Charge that hydrant. Send water. Water coming. Engine 2 Sergeant to plug. Charge that hydrant. Send water. Water coming.

Firefighters report that one building is fully involved, and efforts are underway to prevent the fire from spreading.

1311 to radio. 1311, go ahead. Good morning, send me on 6724. 1311, copy. Checking this business fire at 104 Cleveland Avenue. Read on. It's going to be a fire at a business, 104 Cleveland Avenue. Fire's en route.

Police have received a report of a fire in a business. Firefighters are en route.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 104 Cleveland Ave SW.

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