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Dry Chemical Expelled on Fifth, Sixth Floor of Egyptian Lofts

3812 Park Blvd

Published Nov 5 at 10:00 PM · Updated Nov 5 at 10:12 PM

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Firefighters responded to a fire report at the Egyptian Lofts in San Diego, where all occupants were safely evacuated from the five-story building. Police are currently investigating the incident.

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Nov 5, 10:56PM

Firefighters report the sixth floor is clear, but duct alarms are still active. Ventilation operations are being shut down.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

Ventilation from IC, I think lobby's having a hard time reading you. I'll give you an update, you just told me. Sounds like the alarm, fire alarm's taking a reset, but there's still trouble in the ducts on the 6th floor. If you have any message for him, I could relay. IC, ventilation copies. We've cleared the 6th floor, we just walked in, we haven't been able to see or identify any alarms. 6th floor's clear, we're shutting down the ventilation operation on the 6th floor and we're all coming down. I copy, yeah. Yeah, it sounds like it still may be some duct alarms.

Nov 5, 10:31PM

Firefighters are using a blower to clear the dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:20

Truck 11. Truck 11, firefighter on TAC. Go ahead for Truck 11. We've got the blower at the other stairwell charged. I'll go open the door for the fifth floor right now. I am in stairwell 2 at the fifth floor with the door open. Units fired up from down there. Copy that.

Nov 5, 10:16PM

Firefighters are clearing dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:05

Looks like it's all dry chem powder on the fifth floor. We're gonna blow this out.

Nov 5, 10:14PM

Firefighters report that a dry chemical extinguisher was discharged on the fifth and sixth floors. No fire is present.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:30

IC from Division 5. Go for IC. IC Division 4. We have a extinguisher holding. Looks like someone discharged a dry chem extinguisher on the mid-floor. We're still trying to locate the extinguisher. You can't have been broken, but I copy that it seems like an extinguisher was expelled on the fifth floor. And can you investigate, confirm there's not any fire? IC Division 5, that's affirmative. There's no fire here.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:19

IC Division 6. Go for IC. IC for Division 6. We have the same conditions on the 6th floor. Appears to be dry chem. Expelled that throughout the whole floor. We're also going to need ventilation up here as well. I copy. Break. Lobby from IC.

Nov 5, 10:12PM

Firefighters are investigating a possible smoke bomb on the 4th floor and checking the 6th floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

IC fire TAC, we're on the 4th floor. It looks like a dry chemical, we're sure it was a set off or some kind of smoke bomb. We're still investigating. We might need someone to go to the 6th, alarm channel said the 6th floor. I copy that. You guys are on the 4th floor and you're recommending somebody to the 6th? That's, we're on the 5th floor, IC. 5th floor, if we could get someone to the 6th floor, that'd be. Copy, break. Truck 14 from IC. Truck 14, copy, direct to the 6th.

Nov 5, 10:11PM

All occupants have been evacuated from the five-story high-rise. Police are investigating the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:24

Metro from Park IC, this appears to be a five-story high-rise. We have occupants evacuated, PD's at scene, and we're investigating. Park IC Metro copies, five-story high-rise, all occupants have evacuated, PD is at scene investigating. Be advised, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Copy, we'll continue the timer. Continuing timer.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters are standing by as police assess the situation at the Egyptian Lofts.

SDFD EMS ALS Dispatch · 0:04

Standby K-5, this will be a stand back for a PD. Copy, stand back.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:06

All units responding to the structure, fire on 8 Alpha, on Park, stand back, 8 Alpha.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are coordinating efforts to manage the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:26

Metro, Battalion 2 copies, all units are clear in. Battalion 2 is at scene, I'll assume IC. Battalion 2 copy, all units acknowledged, assuming park IC. Engine 5, I'm going to have you guys take fire TAC. IC, if I can have fire TAC. IC, chart 14 at scene.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the Egyptian Lofts.

San Diego City Police & Fire Dispatch · 0:30

Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8, Truck 11, Truck 14, and News R2, Structure High slash Wide Rise, 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo, 3812 Park Boulevard, Egyptian Lofts, Cross Streets, Essex Street, and University Avenue. Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3812 Park Blvd.

Nov 5, 10:56PM

Firefighters report the sixth floor is clear, but duct alarms are still active. Ventilation operations are being shut down.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

Ventilation from IC, I think lobby's having a hard time reading you. I'll give you an update, you just told me. Sounds like the alarm, fire alarm's taking a reset, but there's still trouble in the ducts on the 6th floor. If you have any message for him, I could relay. IC, ventilation copies. We've cleared the 6th floor, we just walked in, we haven't been able to see or identify any alarms. 6th floor's clear, we're shutting down the ventilation operation on the 6th floor and we're all coming down. I copy, yeah. Yeah, it sounds like it still may be some duct alarms.

Nov 5, 10:31PM

Firefighters are using a blower to clear the dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:20

Truck 11. Truck 11, firefighter on TAC. Go ahead for Truck 11. We've got the blower at the other stairwell charged. I'll go open the door for the fifth floor right now. I am in stairwell 2 at the fifth floor with the door open. Units fired up from down there. Copy that.

Nov 5, 10:16PM

Firefighters are clearing dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:05

Looks like it's all dry chem powder on the fifth floor. We're gonna blow this out.

Nov 5, 10:14PM

Firefighters report that a dry chemical extinguisher was discharged on the fifth and sixth floors. No fire is present.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:30

IC from Division 5. Go for IC. IC Division 4. We have a extinguisher holding. Looks like someone discharged a dry chem extinguisher on the mid-floor. We're still trying to locate the extinguisher. You can't have been broken, but I copy that it seems like an extinguisher was expelled on the fifth floor. And can you investigate, confirm there's not any fire? IC Division 5, that's affirmative. There's no fire here.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:19

IC Division 6. Go for IC. IC for Division 6. We have the same conditions on the 6th floor. Appears to be dry chem. Expelled that throughout the whole floor. We're also going to need ventilation up here as well. I copy. Break. Lobby from IC.

Nov 5, 10:12PM

Firefighters are investigating a possible smoke bomb on the 4th floor and checking the 6th floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

IC fire TAC, we're on the 4th floor. It looks like a dry chemical, we're sure it was a set off or some kind of smoke bomb. We're still investigating. We might need someone to go to the 6th, alarm channel said the 6th floor. I copy that. You guys are on the 4th floor and you're recommending somebody to the 6th? That's, we're on the 5th floor, IC. 5th floor, if we could get someone to the 6th floor, that'd be. Copy, break. Truck 14 from IC. Truck 14, copy, direct to the 6th.

Nov 5, 10:11PM

All occupants have been evacuated from the five-story high-rise. Police are investigating the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:24

Metro from Park IC, this appears to be a five-story high-rise. We have occupants evacuated, PD's at scene, and we're investigating. Park IC Metro copies, five-story high-rise, all occupants have evacuated, PD is at scene investigating. Be advised, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Copy, we'll continue the timer. Continuing timer.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters are standing by as police assess the situation at the Egyptian Lofts.

SDFD EMS ALS Dispatch · 0:04

Standby K-5, this will be a stand back for a PD. Copy, stand back.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:06

All units responding to the structure, fire on 8 Alpha, on Park, stand back, 8 Alpha.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are coordinating efforts to manage the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:26

Metro, Battalion 2 copies, all units are clear in. Battalion 2 is at scene, I'll assume IC. Battalion 2 copy, all units acknowledged, assuming park IC. Engine 5, I'm going to have you guys take fire TAC. IC, if I can have fire TAC. IC, chart 14 at scene.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the Egyptian Lofts.

San Diego City Police & Fire Dispatch · 0:30

Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8, Truck 11, Truck 14, and News R2, Structure High slash Wide Rise, 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo, 3812 Park Boulevard, Egyptian Lofts, Cross Streets, Essex Street, and University Avenue. Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3812 Park Blvd.

Nov 5, 10:56PM

Firefighters report the sixth floor is clear, but duct alarms are still active. Ventilation operations are being shut down.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

Ventilation from IC, I think lobby's having a hard time reading you. I'll give you an update, you just told me. Sounds like the alarm, fire alarm's taking a reset, but there's still trouble in the ducts on the 6th floor. If you have any message for him, I could relay. IC, ventilation copies. We've cleared the 6th floor, we just walked in, we haven't been able to see or identify any alarms. 6th floor's clear, we're shutting down the ventilation operation on the 6th floor and we're all coming down. I copy, yeah. Yeah, it sounds like it still may be some duct alarms.

Nov 5, 10:31PM

Firefighters are using a blower to clear the dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:20

Truck 11. Truck 11, firefighter on TAC. Go ahead for Truck 11. We've got the blower at the other stairwell charged. I'll go open the door for the fifth floor right now. I am in stairwell 2 at the fifth floor with the door open. Units fired up from down there. Copy that.

Nov 5, 10:16PM

Firefighters are clearing dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:05

Looks like it's all dry chem powder on the fifth floor. We're gonna blow this out.

Nov 5, 10:14PM

Firefighters report that a dry chemical extinguisher was discharged on the fifth and sixth floors. No fire is present.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:30

IC from Division 5. Go for IC. IC Division 4. We have a extinguisher holding. Looks like someone discharged a dry chem extinguisher on the mid-floor. We're still trying to locate the extinguisher. You can't have been broken, but I copy that it seems like an extinguisher was expelled on the fifth floor. And can you investigate, confirm there's not any fire? IC Division 5, that's affirmative. There's no fire here.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:19

IC Division 6. Go for IC. IC for Division 6. We have the same conditions on the 6th floor. Appears to be dry chem. Expelled that throughout the whole floor. We're also going to need ventilation up here as well. I copy. Break. Lobby from IC.

Nov 5, 10:12PM

Firefighters are investigating a possible smoke bomb on the 4th floor and checking the 6th floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

IC fire TAC, we're on the 4th floor. It looks like a dry chemical, we're sure it was a set off or some kind of smoke bomb. We're still investigating. We might need someone to go to the 6th, alarm channel said the 6th floor. I copy that. You guys are on the 4th floor and you're recommending somebody to the 6th? That's, we're on the 5th floor, IC. 5th floor, if we could get someone to the 6th floor, that'd be. Copy, break. Truck 14 from IC. Truck 14, copy, direct to the 6th.

Nov 5, 10:11PM

All occupants have been evacuated from the five-story high-rise. Police are investigating the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:24

Metro from Park IC, this appears to be a five-story high-rise. We have occupants evacuated, PD's at scene, and we're investigating. Park IC Metro copies, five-story high-rise, all occupants have evacuated, PD is at scene investigating. Be advised, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Copy, we'll continue the timer. Continuing timer.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters are standing by as police assess the situation at the Egyptian Lofts.

SDFD EMS ALS Dispatch · 0:04

Standby K-5, this will be a stand back for a PD. Copy, stand back.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:06

All units responding to the structure, fire on 8 Alpha, on Park, stand back, 8 Alpha.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are coordinating efforts to manage the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:26

Metro, Battalion 2 copies, all units are clear in. Battalion 2 is at scene, I'll assume IC. Battalion 2 copy, all units acknowledged, assuming park IC. Engine 5, I'm going to have you guys take fire TAC. IC, if I can have fire TAC. IC, chart 14 at scene.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the Egyptian Lofts.

San Diego City Police & Fire Dispatch · 0:30

Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8, Truck 11, Truck 14, and News R2, Structure High slash Wide Rise, 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo, 3812 Park Boulevard, Egyptian Lofts, Cross Streets, Essex Street, and University Avenue. Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3812 Park Blvd.

Nov 5, 10:56PM

Firefighters report the sixth floor is clear, but duct alarms are still active. Ventilation operations are being shut down.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

Ventilation from IC, I think lobby's having a hard time reading you. I'll give you an update, you just told me. Sounds like the alarm, fire alarm's taking a reset, but there's still trouble in the ducts on the 6th floor. If you have any message for him, I could relay. IC, ventilation copies. We've cleared the 6th floor, we just walked in, we haven't been able to see or identify any alarms. 6th floor's clear, we're shutting down the ventilation operation on the 6th floor and we're all coming down. I copy, yeah. Yeah, it sounds like it still may be some duct alarms.

Nov 5, 10:31PM

Firefighters are using a blower to clear the dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:20

Truck 11. Truck 11, firefighter on TAC. Go ahead for Truck 11. We've got the blower at the other stairwell charged. I'll go open the door for the fifth floor right now. I am in stairwell 2 at the fifth floor with the door open. Units fired up from down there. Copy that.

Nov 5, 10:16PM

Firefighters are clearing dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:05

Looks like it's all dry chem powder on the fifth floor. We're gonna blow this out.

Nov 5, 10:14PM

Firefighters report that a dry chemical extinguisher was discharged on the fifth and sixth floors. No fire is present.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:30

IC from Division 5. Go for IC. IC Division 4. We have a extinguisher holding. Looks like someone discharged a dry chem extinguisher on the mid-floor. We're still trying to locate the extinguisher. You can't have been broken, but I copy that it seems like an extinguisher was expelled on the fifth floor. And can you investigate, confirm there's not any fire? IC Division 5, that's affirmative. There's no fire here.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:19

IC Division 6. Go for IC. IC for Division 6. We have the same conditions on the 6th floor. Appears to be dry chem. Expelled that throughout the whole floor. We're also going to need ventilation up here as well. I copy. Break. Lobby from IC.

Nov 5, 10:12PM

Firefighters are investigating a possible smoke bomb on the 4th floor and checking the 6th floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

IC fire TAC, we're on the 4th floor. It looks like a dry chemical, we're sure it was a set off or some kind of smoke bomb. We're still investigating. We might need someone to go to the 6th, alarm channel said the 6th floor. I copy that. You guys are on the 4th floor and you're recommending somebody to the 6th? That's, we're on the 5th floor, IC. 5th floor, if we could get someone to the 6th floor, that'd be. Copy, break. Truck 14 from IC. Truck 14, copy, direct to the 6th.

Nov 5, 10:11PM

All occupants have been evacuated from the five-story high-rise. Police are investigating the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:24

Metro from Park IC, this appears to be a five-story high-rise. We have occupants evacuated, PD's at scene, and we're investigating. Park IC Metro copies, five-story high-rise, all occupants have evacuated, PD is at scene investigating. Be advised, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Copy, we'll continue the timer. Continuing timer.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters are standing by as police assess the situation at the Egyptian Lofts.

SDFD EMS ALS Dispatch · 0:04

Standby K-5, this will be a stand back for a PD. Copy, stand back.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:06

All units responding to the structure, fire on 8 Alpha, on Park, stand back, 8 Alpha.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are coordinating efforts to manage the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:26

Metro, Battalion 2 copies, all units are clear in. Battalion 2 is at scene, I'll assume IC. Battalion 2 copy, all units acknowledged, assuming park IC. Engine 5, I'm going to have you guys take fire TAC. IC, if I can have fire TAC. IC, chart 14 at scene.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the Egyptian Lofts.

San Diego City Police & Fire Dispatch · 0:30

Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8, Truck 11, Truck 14, and News R2, Structure High slash Wide Rise, 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo, 3812 Park Boulevard, Egyptian Lofts, Cross Streets, Essex Street, and University Avenue. Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3812 Park Blvd.

Nov 5, 10:56PM

Firefighters report the sixth floor is clear, but duct alarms are still active. Ventilation operations are being shut down.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

Ventilation from IC, I think lobby's having a hard time reading you. I'll give you an update, you just told me. Sounds like the alarm, fire alarm's taking a reset, but there's still trouble in the ducts on the 6th floor. If you have any message for him, I could relay. IC, ventilation copies. We've cleared the 6th floor, we just walked in, we haven't been able to see or identify any alarms. 6th floor's clear, we're shutting down the ventilation operation on the 6th floor and we're all coming down. I copy, yeah. Yeah, it sounds like it still may be some duct alarms.

Nov 5, 10:31PM

Firefighters are using a blower to clear the dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:20

Truck 11. Truck 11, firefighter on TAC. Go ahead for Truck 11. We've got the blower at the other stairwell charged. I'll go open the door for the fifth floor right now. I am in stairwell 2 at the fifth floor with the door open. Units fired up from down there. Copy that.

Nov 5, 10:16PM

Firefighters are clearing dry chemical powder from the fifth floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:05

Looks like it's all dry chem powder on the fifth floor. We're gonna blow this out.

Nov 5, 10:14PM

Firefighters report that a dry chemical extinguisher was discharged on the fifth and sixth floors. No fire is present.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:30

IC from Division 5. Go for IC. IC Division 4. We have a extinguisher holding. Looks like someone discharged a dry chem extinguisher on the mid-floor. We're still trying to locate the extinguisher. You can't have been broken, but I copy that it seems like an extinguisher was expelled on the fifth floor. And can you investigate, confirm there's not any fire? IC Division 5, that's affirmative. There's no fire here.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:19

IC Division 6. Go for IC. IC for Division 6. We have the same conditions on the 6th floor. Appears to be dry chem. Expelled that throughout the whole floor. We're also going to need ventilation up here as well. I copy. Break. Lobby from IC.

Nov 5, 10:12PM

Firefighters are investigating a possible smoke bomb on the 4th floor and checking the 6th floor.

SDFD TAC 8B · 0:31

IC fire TAC, we're on the 4th floor. It looks like a dry chemical, we're sure it was a set off or some kind of smoke bomb. We're still investigating. We might need someone to go to the 6th, alarm channel said the 6th floor. I copy that. You guys are on the 4th floor and you're recommending somebody to the 6th? That's, we're on the 5th floor, IC. 5th floor, if we could get someone to the 6th floor, that'd be. Copy, break. Truck 14 from IC. Truck 14, copy, direct to the 6th.

Nov 5, 10:11PM

All occupants have been evacuated from the five-story high-rise. Police are investigating the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:24

Metro from Park IC, this appears to be a five-story high-rise. We have occupants evacuated, PD's at scene, and we're investigating. Park IC Metro copies, five-story high-rise, all occupants have evacuated, PD is at scene investigating. Be advised, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Copy, we'll continue the timer. Continuing timer.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters are standing by as police assess the situation at the Egyptian Lofts.

SDFD EMS ALS Dispatch · 0:04

Standby K-5, this will be a stand back for a PD. Copy, stand back.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:06

All units responding to the structure, fire on 8 Alpha, on Park, stand back, 8 Alpha.

Nov 5, 10:08PM

Firefighters have arrived at the scene and are coordinating efforts to manage the situation.

SDFD South Bay CMD 8A · 0:26

Metro, Battalion 2 copies, all units are clear in. Battalion 2 is at scene, I'll assume IC. Battalion 2 copy, all units acknowledged, assuming park IC. Engine 5, I'm going to have you guys take fire TAC. IC, if I can have fire TAC. IC, chart 14 at scene.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire at the Egyptian Lofts.

San Diego City Police & Fire Dispatch · 0:30

Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8, Truck 11, Truck 14, and News R2, Structure High slash Wide Rise, 8 Alpha, 8 Bravo, 3812 Park Boulevard, Egyptian Lofts, Cross Streets, Essex Street, and University Avenue. Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Engines, 11, 14, 18, 5, and 8.

Nov 5, 10:00PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3812 Park Blvd.

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