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Let's see.

Box 15 announces competition for New firefighting innovations.

So, what's the big secret?

It's a cash prize.

Yeah.

250 bucks.

I figure we can Win that 250 bucks.

You wanna know how?

Yeah.

You know that spanner clip We were thinking about making?

I figure I'll-- hi, chet.

Hi, john.

Hi, roy.

Bye, chet.

Hm.

You guys, uh, see that Notice about the contest?

Now, you're not talking About entering that, are you?

Listen, uh, remember I Was telling you about that

Collapsible yellow jacket trap?

That's a good idea. You should submitted.

Yeah, well, that was Marketed last year.

But don't worry.

I got hundreds of them.

Look there's no way He's going to come

Up with a better idea than us.

[alarm]

Intercom: station 51, engine 41-- reported vehicle collision

And fire, 1900 south Broad street, cross-street

Washington-- 1900 south broad.

Time out, 11:35.

Station 51, bmg365.

[honking]

[sirens]

[sirens]

One inch and a half!

You got this?

I'll take the other one.

[panting]

[panting]

Ok, easy.

Help me.

I can't-- I can't-- I can't breathe.

Easy now.

Cap, we've got a head injury.

I'm going to need a vacuum Splint and a backboard.

Michael, a vacuum splint And a backboard, please.

John, can you find his manifest?

I don't see it anywhere, cap.

Roy: captain!

We have a punctured Jugular down here!

Why don't you Go help roy, huh?

Ok.

Ok, easy, now.

Take short, rapid Breaths, all right?

Short, rapid breaths.

That's it.

Ok.

Marco, let me have that Vacuum splint first.

Cap!

There's radioactive Material in this truck.

Tell gage to get air Bottles, the radiation

Monitor, and dosimeters.

Have mike move our Engine away from here.

Hey, john!

Get the air bottles, The radiation

Monitor, and the dosimeters.

Mike, move that engine out!

We have radioactivity!

Get those cars and People out of here!

Ok, buddy.

Now, we're going to try to Move you out of your cab here.

So you're going to have to Help us as much as-- as you can

If you can hear me, ok?

Let's get him Out of here, marco.

Ok, come on.

Ok, you got him?

Yeah.

There, easy.

Ok, watch his-- Watch his head.

All right, hold there. Don't move this thing yet.

Let me get out.

Let's move!

[inaudible] In there?

Have a seat.

I put it over her head.

How's the driver?

She's doing better.

All right, get It over her head.

La, engine 51.

We have a possible Radiation leak.

Notify engine 41.

Dispatch [radio]: 10-4, 51. - hey.

Hey, you stay put.

Now, you're going to be ok.

What happened?

She hit me?

I wouldn't know About that, but you

Sure were in an accident.

Listen, what kind of Cargo were you carrying?

Accident?

I was carrying Radiological waste.

Any of it spill?

Well, we don't know yet.

[inaudible], this is squad 51.

Do you read me?

Get dr. Brackett.

Go ahead, 51.

[inaudible], we Have two victims.

Man about 40 years Old, woman about 30.

Woman's got a punctured Jugular, possible rib fracture.

Also, she has Possible broken femur.

We're using hand pressure On the jugular vein now.

Vital signs are gonna follow.

Standing by, 51.

Pulse is 120.

Her respiration is at 24, rapid and shallow.

[inaudible] The pulse is 120 and the respiration is 24,

Rapid and shallow.

10-4, 51.

Can you get a bp reading?

[inaudible] We're trying To extricate her now.

How are we doing?

[sirens]

Ok, let's get her out of here.

Johnny, you want To get that jugular?

All right.

You got it?

Yeah, I got it.

Ok.

80 systolic, we can't Hear her diastolic.

She's got a compound Fracture of her right femur.

She's pale and sweaty and Her breathing is labored.

Rampart, the female Victim has a-- a compound

Fracture of the right femur. She's pale, she's sweaty.

Her breathing is labored.

The bp is 80 systolic but We can't hear the diastolic.

And on the male, pulse is 110.

On the male victim, rampart, The vitals-- the pulse is 110.

Respiration is about 20.

Respiration is 20.

51, maintain pressure On that jugular

Injury and start An iv with ringer's

Lactate for both victims.

Yeah, 10-4.

Uh, rampart we may also Have possible contamination

From radioactive material.

51, what does Your dosimeter show?

All dosimeters Read zero, rampart,

But we may have had heavy gamma Radiation discharge before

The dosimeters were issued. So we don't know.

51, be sure to keep All wounds covered

To prevent contamination.

Transport as soon as possible.

10-4, rampart.

Dix, get treatment One and three ready.

Tell mike to set up Radiation safeguards

For all medical personnel.

Right.

Easy, now.

Easy.

Easy.

All right, easy.

Ok, you got it? - yeah.

All right.

[theme music]

Joe, you take the male. Mike and I will take the female.

All right, let's go in three.

- all right. - got it?

- yeah. - treatment one.

Hey, dix, be sure that Everybody gets decontaminated,

All these people.

Doctor: you get a Hemostat on that vein?

Pretty close in the carotid.

Jamie, I want all wounds Thoroughly cleansed

And checked with A geiger counter.

Right.

Any radioactive material Gets in their bloodstream,

It could be fatal.

Right.

Can you hand me A wet sponge, gal?

Soon as we get this Bleeding, stopped,

I want x-rays of the Chest and abdominal area.

[labored breathing]

In between-- just in between.

And got it.

Wait, I got it.

Good.

One skull series, stat.

You won't get no pictures.

Soaked up so much radiation, I probably glow in the dark.

There's no evidence of that.

So keep your chin up, ok?

You're alive.

Isn't that all that matters?

But for how long?

The x-rays indicate a 70% Pneumothorax on the left.

There's no reading.

Good.

She's got enough Problems as it is.

Kel, the lab report Shows she's got

A pc02 of 35 her p02 is at 50.

She's hypoxic.

I think we ought to Insert a chest tube.

Ok, let's get started.

You need me?

No, go ahead, dix.

Hm, let me spread This a little bit.

I think she's Going to make it.

Good. How about the truck driver?

Well, he's fine except For a bit of hysteria

About being radioactive.

I'll tell you the truth, I was A little afraid of that myself.

Yeah.

Hey, good news-- no Contamination at all.

Just got the call From the dispatcher.

Well, tell the truck driver.

He probably won't believe me.

Hey, uh, what do you Say we get out of these?

Good idea.

Chet: what we need is A fan, not a bellows.

Look, a bellows would give us A better variable control, man.

Don't you think?

Hi, fellas.

- well, hi, roy. - hi, roy.

Don't let me interrupt you.

Don't worry.

How we doing?

Not a click.

I don't think there's Any radiation at all.

You know, I got a great Idea for the spanner clip.

Let's forget the metal And go with a canvas.

It's cheaper and Easier to store.

Ah, look, roy.

I got a better idea.

Why don't we just forget About the spanner?

It's too simple.

We need something big.

But I've got an Idea-- a foam bomb.

Foam bomb?

Foam bomb!

Yeah, it's about the Size of a hand grenade.

Ok, now, picture this.

Now, a fireman rolls Up to the fire, right?

He pulls a pin.

He throws it in the Middle of the fire.

Instead of exploding, it Just squirts out like this,

You know? It just squirts his foam--

Hey, gage.

Is there something you can, Uh, take for that, pal?

Maybe some medicine?

Shut up.

He's describing a foam bomb.

Hey, gage, you got to put A fire out, not blow it up.

What's the matter with you?

Giving our ideas out like that.

Ideas like that are worth Millions-- billions!

I'm serious!

All right, why don't you Build a prototype model of it

And submit it if you're Worried about it that much?

Prototype, huh?

[alarm]

Intercom: squad 51, Man unconscious-- 3560

Olympia, cross-street carter.

3560, olympia.

Time out.

Squad 51, 10-4, kmj365.

In here, fellas.

I'm aubrey.

I'm-- I'm a masseur. - I'm roy desoto.

This is john gage.

We're paramedics.

This is mr. Hartley.

I-- I started working on Him about 20 minutes ago.

He seemed a little Groggy at first.

I figured he had too much To-- to drive to go home.

A little while later, he Went out like a light.

Pulse is normal, fading.

Hey, hey, guys.

I've been-- I've been in This business for-- for 10.

Years I've never had Anything like this.

Well, he's going to be ok.

Rampart, this is squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have a Male about 45 years old.

He's comatose with No apparent injury.

The pulse is 80, the Respiration is about 24.

Hold on for bp.

Bp is 130 over 90.

Rampart, bp is 130 over 90.

You're sure to tell him I Had nothing to do with it, huh?

Rampart [radio]: 51, What was the victim

Doing when he collapsed?

Rampart, he was Getting a massage.

Maybe a stroke.

Check his babinski.

Gage: temper rampart?

Yeah, it's negative.

Rampart, the Babinski is negative.

Ok, 51.

Give him oxygen And start an ivd5w.

Transport immediately. Gage: 10-4, rampart.

I'll get the o2.

Gage: right.

Did he, uh, complain of Anything before he collapsed?

Uh, was he dizzy or anything?

No, no, ju-- just like I said!

He seemed a little Groggy and-- and he

Complained of a headache.

And-- and I said miss-- mr. Harley, get up on that table.

A massage will relax you Quicker than that stuff.

What stuff?

Booze.

He-- he had a couple Before he came down.

Well, where did he get it?

The-- the-- the bar upstairs.

It's right over here.

Look, see?

He was drinking this.

Yeah.

Uh, mr. Aubrey, do you Have a bottle or anything

That I can put this in?

I'd like to take It back with me.

Yeah, sure.

I got one over here.

Ok, thank you.

Roy, he was drinking.

He's going to put some Of that in a bottle

So we can take it with us.

All right.

Be sure to tell him I have Nothing to do with it, huh,

Guys?

We believe you.

[sirens]

What are the vitals?

Blood pressure is Still 130 over 90.

Pulse is 80.

Respiration is 12. Everything's normal.

Except he won't wake up.

Put your finger on this.

There's no Evidence of increased

Intracranial pressure.

I got the blood gas sample.

Get this to lab one.

Certainly looks neurological.

We can't be certain Without tests.

Think we'd better Get him transferred

To the intensive care ward.

How about a spinal tap?

We'll wait a couple of hours.

If he doesn't improve by 7:00, We'll do a lumbar puncture

And a nanometric study. Hey, johnny.

Where's that stuff you Said he was drinking?

Oh, right here.

Smells like vermouth.

Dix, would you have this Analyzed right away?

Oh, and we get in touch With mr. Hartley's family.

Did you say they're From out of state?

Yeah, boston.

Uh, doc, you need me anymore?

Early: no, go ahead.

Oh, doc.

About 10 minutes Before he collapsed,

He-- he said he was groggy And he had a headache.

A headache?

Mm-hm.

Ok, thanks, johnny.

We're going to Need a skull series.

How's he sound?

Just the same.

He's been here for Six hours and still

Haven't gained consciousness. - all these lab reports.

[inaudible] Cells.

There's a dramatic rise in His bilirubin and creatinine.

Yeah.

Looks like liver And kidney failure.

Also, there's a definite Decrease in his urine output.

I think we should start him On neomycin, 250 milligrams,

Four times daily.

Joe, have you got any Idea what's wrong with him?

Well, there's No spinal injury.

In fact, I don't think the Problem is neurological at all.

So our treatment's got To be supportive until we

Find out what's wrong with him.

I just don't know.

His wife's flying In from boston

And I sure wish I Knew what to tell her.

Early: mrs. Hartley, I'm dr. Early.

Dr. Early?

Doctor, what happened to clare?

What's wrong?

I can't tell you.

He collapsed this afternoon.

But we know that Something is affecting

His kidneys and liver.

It was too early to tell.

I warned him not to Come to los angeles.

Everybody knows how Bad the air is here.

I don't think that's the Cause, mrs. Hartley, this time.

We have your husband's Medical history.

Would you mind if I ask You a few questions?

Oh, no, of course not.

Anything.

Has your husband Been ill lately?

I mean, something he hasn't Told his doctor about.

Oh no, he's-- he's under A great deal of strain,

But it's his business.

I mean, clare is never ill.

Has he used drugs?

I mean, drugs other Than those indicated

On his medical records.

Oh, of course not!

You must be tired From your trip.

Do you have a place to stay?

Yes, clare's partner Lives in los angeles.

I can stay there.

If you leave the Number, I'll let you know

As soon as there's any change.

In the meantime, please don't Worry because your husband

Is in the best of care, ok?

Thank you, doctor.

Now, once the fans Starts pushing the air

Through the cooling Veins, then we chill

The air to 10 minus degrees.

Then, we blow the air out Through the [inaudible].

And it'll snuff out a Fire just like that.

You mean, you guys think You can just blow up fires

Like birthday candles, yeah?

With a bigger model, yeah.

Liquid helium is A cooling agent.

Airstream four feet wide.

Uh huh?

Those guys gave me the Answer to my problem.

Answer to what problem?

The technical problem Of my new invention.

Your foam bomb.

No, not the foam bomb.

Not the foam bomb.

That's not commercial enough.

No, my new invention is a net Made out of nylon cord, right?

Now, it's packed in-- in Liquid epoxy resin, right?

And it's jammed into a Tennis ball canister.

Isn't that going be a Little difficult to construct?

No, not really.

I mean, actually, My biggest problem

Is the deployment of the net.

But I figure now-- I figure That if we jam it in there

With pressure, it'll Just come squirting

Out like a carnival snake.

Yeah, you're going To build this yourself?

Myself?

Well, what happened to you?

Aren't we partners?

Hey, john!

Roy!

Come watch history In the making!

Take a few minutes to warm up.

Oh yeah, that'll be Handy in a real fire.

Well, we have a Few bugs to work out.

Go ahead.

Marco, let her rip.

Let's see it.

Let her rip, marco.

Hey, you're blowing It all over the place!

Hey, you're blowing The fire everywhere!

Will you stop it? You're blowing it everywhere!

Ok, wait, wait.

Let me do that.

See that?

See that?

Yeah, I see that.

You're blowing the Fire everywhere.

That's doing nothing, mike!

You're blowing the fire All over the place!

Well, you better get a hose. I think they need your help.

Just another bug, huh, fellas?

Oh boy.

Look out, look out.

Move out of the way.

Man: watch out.

What's the problem?

I've got to see Mrs. Hartley and I

Don't know what to tell her. - well, how's her husband doing?

He's increasingly Oliguric and shows

Signs of hemolytic anemia.

You tried mannitol?

Yeah, no effect.

His creatinine is sky high And so's his bilirubin.

Ah, whatever it is that's Killing his red blood cells

Is also destroying his Liver and his kidneys.

I'm beginning transfusions With packed red cells

And we're starting Him on haemodialysis.

But until we find out What's poisoning him,

We can't really Make any headway.

Dr. Early, may I See you a minute?

Keep me posted, jim.

Yeah.

I don't know why they Don't tell you anything.

But I'll damn sure find out.

I don't know why he had To come to california.

He knows how bad The air is here.

Dr. Early.

I'm sorry.

This is bill.

Bill ellis.

Mr. Ellis.

Now, doctor, that man in There is my closest friend

And I want the truth about him.

Mr. Hartley is in a coma.

His liver and Kidneys are failing

And most of his red blood Cells have been destroyed.

But we don't know why. - you don't know?

Look, mr. Ellis.

Sit down.

Perhaps you can help us.

When did you last See mr. Hartley?

Ellis: we were in a Conference all morning.

I took a cab home and dropped Him off at the athletic club

On the way.

Did he seem sick During the conference

Or during the taxi ride? - sick?

No, he wasn't sick.

I was feeling lousy, But clare was fine.

By any chance did You have a headache?

Yeah, as a matter of fact.

I thought I was coming Down with a flu.

Could you do me a favor? Can I have some paper please?

Can you write down Everything on this pad

That you can about that cab?

We've got to identify it-- The name of the driver,

The name of the cab Company, destination

Time, arrival, anything.

See, this nylon Netting see here

Is twisted down into this Tennis ball canister.

There's a pressure chain, Remember, up underneath, see?

And then it just shoots it Right out there, you know?

It just--

Oh no, don't tell me gage Is going to make a drawing

About this ridiculous thing.

Look, chet.

You're just jealous because You don't have anything

To enter into the contest. - ok, pal.

Now, I wasn't going to Unveil them till they--

Till they were fully tested.

But for you, gage, come on.

Come on, desoto.

[whistling]

Um, gentleman, how Many times have

You heard about People, you know,

Being stuck in the 20th floor, huh?

With no lifeline.

Marco? Mike?

Uh, you wanna come over Here and get a load of this?

Cap?

Well, no more.

Not with chet kelly Human fly shoes.

Huh?

Human fly shoes-- that's-- That's incredible, chet.

Yep!

Look, a man with These on could walk

Up any vertical flat surface.

You know, it's Possible he might even

Be able to walk upside down.

You tried that yet?

Well, not exactly, but I Have tested the suction cups

And I don't see any reason Why this shouldn't work.

- chet? - yeah?

I don't think It's going to work.

Oh, is that so?

I tell you, pal.

How about if I walk up that Wall, walk over the ceiling

And, walk down that door? Huh?

Will that convince you?

Yeah.

Eh?

Ok.

Now, to unsuction these, You just sort of roll it

Because the plate Is curved, huh?

Oh, I see.

Just like that.

One thing I forgot-- water Under the sanction cups.

I need water under The suction cups.

Get a hose over here And give me some water.

Now, see, the important Thing here is the sponges.

Under each suction cup, there's A little sponge attached.

And now don't anybody Tell me there's

Not enough water to fire.

Very nice, not bad.

- ok, you want the water? - --get the sponges wet.

It's what gives you the-- - you want some water?

Yeah, give me some water.

Ok, that's fine.

That's fine.

Now, see, that gives It the section.

You get-- make sure the sponges Are wet under the suction cups

And up you go, right Up the wall, like this.

Must have put too much Water under there.

Well, come on!

There's people up on the 20th floor to be saved.

Hey, don't bug me, gage.

When I'm ready to go, I'll go.

Probably got a little Too much water under.

It's all right.

Here we go.

Well, why don't you rock?

Rock.

That's it, rock!

[alarm]

Oh no, wait a minute.

Intercom: station 51--

Let's go, kelly!

Yeah, cap.

I'm right there, pal.

Intercom: 2380 guava street, Cross street frontier.

These ridiculous things.

What gave me the idea To make these things?

[sirens]

Oh, you came so quick!

I didn't have time To straighten things.

Yes, ma'am.

We got a report there's A man stuck on the roof.

Oh, you mean my son james?

Part of him is in The dining room.

Help!

Uh, ma'am?

Uh, how do I get up There to the attic?

Oh, right through here.

This-- this ladder here?

Yes.

Just a second. We're going to be right up.

Old woman: james, They'll save you!

Here.

Old woman: oh [inaudible].

Help me!

I can't get out of here!

Ok, all right.

Just hang on.

We'll get yo out of there.

Put that some place, Maybe over over.

Old woman: yes, oh, Are you firemen too?

Yes, ma'am.

We're the-- well, I'm-- I'm captain stanley.

Oh, how do you do?

How do you do, ma'am?

You want to, uh, give me A hand with this table here?

All right, you hang on.

I'm gonna help you get out.

You got yourself into A jam didn't you?

[inaudible]

Johnny?

Johnny: yeah.

Hey, uh, [inaudible].

I don't think that Ceiling is going

To take the additional weight. You better move back.

Ok, moving back.

Hey, you're not gonna-- You're not gonna leave

Me up here alone, are you?

No, no.

We're just trying to find a Better way to get you down,

That's all.

Ma'am, why don't you stand Over here out of the way?

We don't want something Falling on your head.

Of course.

That's why you wear Those helmets, isn't it?

Right!

Yes, ma'am.

Uh, cap, what do you say We take some of the weight

Off the ceiling, huh?

Yeah, marco, there's a step Ladder in the hall out there.

I was just trying to Put some insulation in.

You know, for the energy crisis. Save mom some money.

Ok, james.

Lift your leg up here, try To take some of the weight

Off the ceiling and I want You try to stand up, ok?

Yeah, yeah.

All right.

Now I want you to Try to stand up.

My leg's gone to sleep.

I can't do it!

Marco, why don't you come up Here and try to give me a hand

Here.

All right, now lift.

Lift.

Hey, hey, hey, hold it. Hold it.

Hold it. That's not going to work.

You're just jamming the Wood right into his legs.

Cap, even if we do Get him lifted up,

He'll never gonna make It across the ceiling.

It won't support his weight.

Johnny, is there a way we Can lower him down from there?

Well, yeah.

There's a beam right Up above his head.

We can get a line over that.

Why don't we just Cut around him?

Cut around the leg.

Yeah, I was thinking The same thing myself.

Johnny? Johnny: yeah?

We're just going to cut The ceiling up here around--

Around the leg and then Lower him down, huh?

All right.

Ok, I'm gonna-- I'm gonna get You a line and bring it over.

Fireman: all right. - hey, mike.

We're going to need a Pike pole, a chainsaw,

And some salvage cutters.

You wanna take My place up there?

Ok, you got him? - right.

Ok.

Fireman: johnny, You ready up there?

Just a sec.

Ok, you can cut it.

[chainsaw noises]

It's all right! Let's start lowering him down.

Easy there--

Easy, easy.

Ok.

Ok, keep him coming.

Easy. - whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy.

Pushing, pushing.

Try to straddle Him on the ladder.

Just on the ladder.

Easy.

Ok.

Easy.

Ok.

I'm a cab driver and I'm Here to see dr. Joe early.

His creatinine and Bilirubin started to taper

Off and we've been Able to increase

His fluid intake by 1,000 cc's. Early: what's his red count?

No change, but at Least the new cells

Are holding their own.

Early: it could be the first Signs of improvement we've had.

We can't be sure Until we know what put

Him here in the first place.

Intercom: dr. Early-- dr. Early wanted in pathology.

Must be the cab driver.

He's our last hope, mike.

Look, nobody got Sick in my cab.

I spend 10 hours a day in that Thing and I never get sick.

You think back three days.

Were you sick at all?

Did you have a headache Or any flu symptoms?

Like I said, I felt great.

Well, do you carry any Chemicals or drugs in your car?

Ha, what do you Guys think I am?

Look, a man is dying and We're trying to find out why.

Well, when you find out, Put it in the front page.

Until then, if you guys Are finished, uh good bye.

Wait a second.

Wh-- what's that Stain on your jacket?

Well, it's-- it's ink.

It's one of those cheap Nylon tipped pens.

It looks like you Tried to, uh, get it out.

Yeah, well, I wasn't Too good at it, was I?

Just a sec.

What do you do with your Jacket when you're not driving?

When I got the call, I threw My jacket behind the back seat

Along with the can, which Spilled all over the place.

It was just a-- a plain Can of spot remover.

When did this happen?

Uh, three days ago.

Carbon tetrachloride?

That's it.

Intercom: dr. Alan, Treatment room three.

Please sit down.

Mrs. Hartley, I think Your husband's condition

Is beginning to stabilize.

That's wonderful news, doctor!

What was wrong with him?

Well, there were Carbon tetrachloride

Fumes in the back of the taxi.

Both of you inhaled Enough to get a reaction.

Well, then why didn't I Wind up in the hospital?

It's because you didn't drink.

Mr. Hartley had Several martinis.

You see, carbon tetrachloride And alcohol have a highly toxic

Effect when they're combined.

How long will he have To stay in the hospital?

I'm afraid for A very long time.

He's a very sick man.

Thank god he's alive.

I guess that's all I Can ask for for now.

Yeah.

Got it.

Uh, the contest Deadline is tomorrow.

Did you ever finish Your repoxy net?

No, too many Technical problems.

What about your foam bomb?

Well, nothing.

How about you?

Fireman: well, I was working On the prototype for that, uh,

Canvas spanner clip, but It didn't amount to much.

Yeah?

Right, I think we Should just face it.

Inventors we are not.

Fireman: oh, yeah, Speaking of non-inventors--

Did you guys know that most of The great inventors died broke

Or-- or sometimes in jail?

Is that right?

Yeah, kind of makes You wonder, doesn't it?

Yeah?

I mean, I think every Inventor has to ask

Himself one vital question.

What's that?

Is the world ready for me?

[alarm]

Intercom: station 51, Station 36, engine 105,

Battalion 14-- reported chemical Leak, 1051 hawthorne avenue.

1051 hawthorne avenue, Cross street rose.

Time about 13:40.

Driver: station 51, get amg361.

[sirens]

[sirens]

[inaudible], engine 51.

We have a large chemical Cloud composition unknown

Moving in the south east.

Notify police for possible Evacuation down wind.

Respond [inaudible] A Second to deluge 105.

All personnel to wear air masks.

Dispatcher [on Radio]: engine 51.

What is this?

It's oleum, fuming Sulphuric acid.

Can't shut off a leak.

It's corrosive, very Irritating, nasty stuff.

Be careful.

Maybe lots of water Will dilute it.

Yeah.

[inaudible]

My brother was Trying to stop the leak

And I think he's still up there. - john, roy, check those tanks.

Maybe there's a man up on top.

We don't know.

Engine 36, engine 51, bring Duals in from the west side.

Use fog with our lines.

Our line?

We can't go this way.

Look.

Huh, maybe we can-- We can go around, huh?

[inaudible] Trouble.

[inaudible] It's Going to be ok.

We're going to go around and Get him on the other side.

Is there another way That we can get up there?

Well, there is Another way around.

But I don't know if you can get Across because of those pipes.

Show him!

Just show him! [inaudible] La engine 51.

Notify police to evacuate The area from central avenue

To hawthorne street North of rose--

From central to Hawthorne north of rose.

Also, notify apcd.

We have a major chemical leak.

[sirens]

We better watch Our step up here.

Any more acid, those pipes Are gonna cut right lose.

Here, give me your hand!

Engine 36, we're not Doing any good with this.

Let's try light water.

Intercom: 36.

Wind's changing, cap.

It's coming in from the east.

Raise your [inaudible].

We got to give it some air.

Hey, johnny I need Some help over here.

You ok, johnny?

Are you ok?

Yeah, I burned my hand.

Quick! Haul her in!

I think my air Regulator is broke.

He's semi-conscious.

He must've taken an Awful lot of this stuff.

Come on, let's get Him out of here.

Yeah.

[inaudible] Get the lights Down. [inaudible], secure

A lifeline to that tower!

We're take an attic Ladder up to him.

Hey, battalion 14, engine 41.

We're gonna try to get him Down off of the [inaudible]

With lifelines.

Shoot that ambulance in right Here to us when it comes.

[inaudible]?

Intercom: battalion 14.

Ok, shoot it across!

Fireman: need a ride?

Yeah.

It's well-done, but here's The remains of your stokes.

Johnny hurt badly?

No, no, he's on his Way back to the hospital.

Lost his voice [inaudible] His air regulator broke.

Should be back in A couple of days.

Well, that's [inaudible] That does nobody good.

Yeah, take it easy.

Ok.

You wanna hear Something amazing?

What?

Chief just reported a Couple of minor injuries

Is all in this whole incident And that vapor cloud never

Did reach those homes On the east side.

- how 'bout that, huh? - yeah.

We got the circular Here from the box 15 club.

Contains the contest winners.

Hey, roy, pass The salt, will you?

Who wants the pleasure Of reading them off?

I don't think anybody from This shift entered, cap.

Wonder why.

Doesn't anybody from this Station want to know who won?

Who won?

K, some guy from station 84.

Yeah, what he invent?

He invented the canvas spanner Sleeve, whenever that is.

What?

What?

This is mine!

[groans]

This is mine!

No, no, no.

That's ours.

Least it was.

Pass the butter.

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