Major Fire at Chesapeake Drilling Site Video Slide Show

[newt5548]

It wasnt in any damn salt lake. I know some of the guys that were out there. One of the diesel men's hoses got ran over, sprang a leak, and boom. Fire starts on one pump and spreads with the quickness. Fire truck sank because the locations are soft as hell after we start fracing a job. Moving heavy trucks in and out is rough on the ground after awhile.

[drumheadcircle]

This happened in the salt lake and a whole salt mine went under a sinkhole/a drain hole - nature fights back and wins- cool.

[randomvideowatcher]

Those fracking trucks......

[zaffdoc]

@800kirby >>>---> Alert tone.

[shadylady814]

Thank the good LORD no one was hurt! Have worried about things like this for 32 yrs, now he's in the office. Can breathe a little easier. But being a Frac Rats wife, I still worry about his boys! But that's just part of it!

[JWD172]

@DEFLEPPARDFAN4LIFE There were about 24 units on scene from different agencies (Shreveport FIre, Caddo Fire Districts 1, 3, 4, Caddo Shrerrifs, and a hazmat team)

[Skankpronger]

How in the world did engine 12 slip so far into the earth like that?. was it a sinkhole ? driver error perhaps?

[zaffdoc]

@Skankpronger >>>---> Read reply to JWD172 and TheUban 123 below.

[Gary198101]

Excellent video and clear sounding communications. Thanks for posting Doc.

[walkitout1020]

THIS IS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK ISNT IT

[zaffdoc]

@walkitout1020 >>>---> No, it is Northwest Louisiana

[MASTAFLY]

holy shit thats a huge fire wow big loss nice video tho doc

[sfdtruck52]

i was listening to that on radio refernce

[vcmovie1]

Hello Doc, what a shame to damage this beautiful truck.

Nice photo report that must also be said.

[TheUban123]

what happened @ 1:40 ?

[JWD172]

Doc, what happened to engine 12?

[zaffdoc]

@JWD172 and TheUban 123 >>>---> Engine 12 was laying LDH and trying to keep it as far right as possible so that other responders could get by. Thr right wheels hit a soft spot in the sholder of the road and the rig got stuck. I don't think Eng 12 received any serious damage.

[Dalesr4ever]

all I gotta say is damn, all hands were on deck for this one. What was the alarm call? 5th alarm?

[zaffdoc]

@Dalesr4ever >>>---> There is not an alarm code for a mutual aid call like this out in the parish.

[Dalesr4ever]

@zaffdoc dang. Shreveport must do things differently then what I see in my state for fire

[zaffdoc]

@Dalesr4ever >>>----> Shreveport Fire was a mutual aid agency under Caddo Fire District 3's Command.