DGS Potable Water truck on fire at B6 - PHL

[PHL Approach]

A friend that works the overnight in the Ramp Tower just called me about a Potable Water truck that is ablaze at B6. It exploded a few times. PHL ARFF just responded about 3 minutes ago. Be on the look out for a burned out carcass. He says it was a real show. Might have to take B6 out of service since the truck was next to it. We'll see tomorrow...

 

[roosterfish]

When the DGS people heard about the fire, did they run out of the breakroom and start dancing around it?

There's a part of one of the downstairs hallways where the wall is clean...
...because they had to replace a large hole in the wall where a lav truck crashed through.

DGS is a mess...bring back utilities and do it right.

 

[oldiebutgoody]

Only in PHL would the potable water explode!

 

[AP Tech]

Keeping the fire/rescue busy, on Wed U had a pushback tug that erupted in flames at the end of B Con.

 

[Hey.. Chill Out]

Dude! That's AWESOME!

I hope it was over the TA.


THAT'S how WE negotiate baby hahhaa!

 

[AP Tech]

Nope, its called working with junk!!!!!

 

[allstrike]

When the DGS people heard about the fire, did they run out of the breakroom and start dancing around it?

There's a part of one of the downstairs hallways where the wall is clean...
...because they had to replace a large hole in the wall where a lav truck crashed through.

DGS is a mess...bring back utilities and do it right.

DGS lost there contract.And WoW thats 2 water trucks this year burnt down.Only in PHL

 

[YVINTERN]

PHL sure has their Snopes 😉

 

[PHL Approach]

After this was posted, the person who told me later got a better look and it wasn't a DGS truck it was in fact an MTC Lift Truck. Apologize about that... as much as we hate DGS..

Even better... I have photos to go along now. All I can say is WOW

Thanks goes to whoever had the camera to take these decent photos. Thinking on their feet, cause you never know what type of event you will catch.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5859/xl...nterior7xu1.jpg

I had to post links to some since they don't allow so many direct images.

 

[UpAllNight]

I got there right after the fire trucks arrived, in record time I might add (10 minites). I surprised that truck didn't burn down before. It only ran on maybe 6 cylinders on a good day and that was one of our better pieces of equipment. Now we're down to 2 lift trucks on on drive around flatbed lift. Any of which can be out of service at any given time. It simply amazes me that we get anything done iin PHL at all with the JUNK we have to work with, you would have to see it to believe it.

BTW, the fire started as an electrical fire in the cab, the Mechanic grabed his tool bag and bailed. By the time he found a fire extingisher the flames were 20 feet high. I could see the smoke from A-con.

 

[cltrat]

okay which one of you guys torched it??