Fire in the Superdome

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Just heard it on the scanner

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

They are getting people out at gate either H or 8

I think it's in a trash shoot.

[smurfygirl]

1. I thought he said gate a

[Lone_Star_Dem]

5. That's the gate near where the fire is

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. I can't get a grasp of how bad it is

There seems to be no panic so far

[DistressedAmerican]

3. How Many Are Still There? Any Idea?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. I don't know

There was a report earlier of 10 more busses being in route

[notadmblnd]

12. they said earlier that the had 104 ready to go in and another 74 waiting

for fuel. They were going to load up 10 and then move 10 more in at a time. I think they also said that 5 busses were going in for the special needs people so hopefully they are on their way to evacuate their hospitals. Ems were still waiting for fuel last I heard too.

[malaise]

4. MSM is speading panic n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. I heard this off the NO police scanner

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

I don't know if it's on the media, is it?

[notadmblnd]

40. I haven't seen anything on MSM

yet.

[davepc]

6. H and A are right next to each other

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. I may have had the gate they are removing them from wrong

It was difficult for me to make out. I know he said the fire was near gate A.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. Smoke and it looks like the fire is starting to spead a bit

They all still seem to be calm and orderly

[notadmblnd]

8. we posted the same thing at the same time.

can a mod conbine this thread?

Thanks for starting a third thread on this.. sounds like it's going to be an interesting day.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

11. Opps, sorry I wasn't paying attention. :)

[smurfygirl]

10. things are bad there

and still no mention of the soldier was shot last night by MSM.

[HereSince1628]

13. From worse to worst!

Shots fired at evacuation helicopters, fires in the shelter, gang conflicts among the evacuees.

A few survivors have commited suicide, the people can't take much more. The authorities MUST get them out of there.

[notadmblnd]

16. fire starting to spread.

trying to get 6 buses out to airport to pick up MP's they were asking for these 6 buses at 4:00 this morning. It is now 7, tell me this shit isn't intentional.

[Lindsay]

20. Intentional or incompetence.

Either way, a whole lot of poor people are screwed.

[bklyncowgirl]

23. Incompetence

Those National Guardsmen guarding the refugees are dead men too if this crowd riots.

Welcome to hell.

[notadmblnd]

26. it's beyond incompetence.

has to be LIHOP. Police are trying to make this work and are being held up by road blocks of some sort every step of the way. This much shit can't go wrong by accident.

I don't know..I need to take a break I guess.. I've become too damn cynical

[Lone_Star_Dem]

27. It could have been anything, a lit cig tossed in the trash shoot for

.. example. They seem to be doing alright with getting the people out and there are no reports of panic yet.

[smurfygirl]

15. fire is spreading

and noone is listening

[notadmblnd]

18. don't they have fire extinguishers?

they should be all over that building. I had a terrible feeling that building was going to become a death trap.

Status on what ETa is for fire department is in the superdome.

[smurfygirl]

19. what's up with the gates on the causeway and pulling the trigger

did you hear that?

[smurfygirl]

21. he said it again...is anyone recording

wTF is going on? He said make sure the gates are locked we are ready to pull the trigger on this.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

25. Yes and something about every one being behind the barricade

[Lone_Star_Dem]

22. I think they said firetrucks are in route at one point

This is really the last thing they needed to be dealing with.

[davepc]

24. trucks en route, might need 10 more MP's (military police?)

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. They've been trying to get some for hours

The people there are just overwhelmed and need some help.

They're doing the best they can with a bad situation

[smurfygirl]

30. there was a mix up with how many fire trucks. will be in route

in 10 minutes. NEED ARMED MP"S...COULD GET UGLY

[notadmblnd]

32. fire truck delayed.. need 10 MP's asap

OMG.. do you need them armed or not armed? did he say we need them armed?

[davepc]

28. "this could get ugly sir, we need as many people as we can"

[davepc]

31. "sir, they probably need to be armed, over"

[smurfygirl]

33. IS ANYONE RECORDING THIS?

sorry for yelling

[bklyncowgirl]

34. If there's a panic in the Superdome...

It will make that stampede on that bridge Baghdad look like a Labor Day Parade.

Any ideas of how many people are in there?

[smurfygirl]

35. they are pushing back the barrier

so I'm assuming they are going to try and let everyone out. This is really scary shit

[davepc]

36. "Need a response time on the Fire Department to the superdome"

response: dont know what you're talking about, have to do some digging on that one.

[davepc]

37. ETA 5-10 mins

[smurfygirl]

38. fire truck can't get through

sending nat guard dump trucks and equipment still need mp's

[Lone_Star_Dem]

39. I can't believe what I'm hearing

[Tin Man]

41. anybody else lose the feed? n/t

[Lochloosa]

42. could you post a link to the feed....please

[smurfygirl]

45. here ya go

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

might take several tries

[Lochloosa]

47. I am trying to open in iTunes...

It won't play..should I try a different format or am I doing something wrong?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

46. Here you go

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

I'm having to keep reconnecting so don't give up if you lose it.

[notadmblnd]

44. no, still streaming here

try reconnecting. they're looking for the second set of buses.

[davepc]

43. Do you have a high water vehicle that you can get these firefighers over..

response was affirmative

[notadmblnd]

48. they have 60 buses to send in..

guard says send them. someone is going to get them and escort them in.

[Henny Penny]

49. When you look at the way those people in the superdome

have been treated...

the momumental incompetence, is it any wonder that so many decided to chance it in their own homes???

I was listening to one of the streaming local stations on tuesday and there were three guys in jeans and t-shirts in a makeshift studio discussing events. One said he had spoken directly to an NG guy in the dome who told him that conditions were awful and that in his estimation there were 60,000 people there!

They showed footage of some looters with food and nappies and other people with large bags... the main anchor said "are those more looters?" and the reporter said "NO. Those are people who took refuge in some hotels and who have been kicked out. They were told there are gas leaks etc... and they were asking us "How do we get home?? Back to Metairie etc??" And what could we say?? We knew nothing."

[davepc]

50. opening up gate A

"need two security cordons"

"need every soldier to get back here and reinforce this inside permiter"

[davepc]

51. "Everyting under control at this time"

[Cooley Hurd]

52. CNN finally reporting it...

...speaking with NG officer, calling it a "small trash fire," but also saying it's possible it could blaze out of control.:(

[Lone_Star_Dem]

58. I kind of called and reamed their butts out for reporting earlier

That they had stopped evacuation of the Superdome. I also mentioned that their "up to the minute news" was hours old. :P

[davepc]

53. "tell the firemen to leave" "Say again?" "tell the firemen to leave"

[davepc]

54. Cant guarantee the safety of the firemen....

Personnel on scene, equipment in route....

[Lone_Star_Dem]

55. Was he speaking of a hotel someplace

That was what he kept saying. I'm not sure this is the same fire.

Christ! This is such a mess there.

[davepc]

56. I heard "not addressing the fire in the superdome right now"

I think they don't have enough bodies to guard the firemen, and keep their security perimeter.

Just speculating on what im hearing...

[blackcatpgh]

57. sounded like that to me too

[Lone_Star_Dem]

59. My feed is getting choppy so I'm not sure what was said

Thanks for the clarification.

[blackcatpgh]

62. "fire is under control...

"...but will take hours to clear the smoke out"

they're pulling the firefighters out; worried that they can't hold the crowd for long.

[Don Claybrook]

66. I heard something like that

I think it was: we don't care about the fire in the dome.

It's not real easy for me to hear this scanner, so take it for what it's worth.

[Tin Man]

65. SuperDome has hotel joined at one end.

[davepc]

60. "Fire UNDER CONTROL"

[davepc]

63. take hours to ventilate the dome

security perimeter not able to hold.

Sounds like they cut a cordon in the crowd to get the firefighters into the dome, but don't think they can keep the crowd from overwhelming them. Asking for the firefighters to leave as soon as they can.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

64. Controlled chaos

I hope they are able to finish getting those people on busses soon, this is going to degrade quickly if not.

[pointblank]

61. Fire is UNDER CONTROL...

Commander just said that they need to GET THE FIREMEN OUTTA THERE because the perimeter isnt going to hold...

This is unbelievable.

[hootinholler]

67. Fire command reported

Fire is out. Told NG he's not pulling his people out until smoke is ventilated.

-Hoot