underground fire in virginia - 25 minutes

[Peteri Szerlagi]

Below the Surface: The Underground Fire at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets

video by the FD

https://youtu.be/VZv9PSb4Sdo?si=CX90VOMnvmD3TujZ

On November 23, 2024, James City County Fire Department responded to
reports of a fire at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets. This routine
service call turned into a five-day effort to extinguish a blaze
underneath a rear parking lot. Go behind the scenes with firefighters
as they discuss their phases of operation, and the outside agencies
who assisted with this unique incident. 0:00 Click to view specific
portions of the video 0:14 Introduction 0:56 Saturday Morning -
Arrival on Scene 2:03 Initial Collapses of Parking Lot 3:00 Early
Thoughts on Underground Contents 4:23 Initial Contact to Outside
Agencies 4:50 Ongoing Situation/Closure of Stores 6:00 First Attempt
to Flood System 6:33 First Visible Flames 7:11 Continued Collapse of
Parking Lot 8:30 Discovery of the Underground Material 9:45 Second
Attempt to Flood System 10:19 Information from Outside Agencies 12:39
Sunday Morning - Escalating Incident 13:41 Unified Command Structure
13:55 Flow Water to Control Smoke Path 14:25 Monday Morning 14:50
Measurement of Smoke Contents 15:05 Surrounding Factors and Next Steps
16:55 Tuesday - Excavation Plan 17:15 Safety and Rescue Plan 20:41
Excavation Process 21:45 Wednesday - Excavation and Investigation of
Fire 22:35 Fire Investigation Process 24:16 Collaboration Between
Agencies 25:25 Credits and Special Thanks