Scenario Part 2

It is now just after 6 p.m. and the situation appears to be getting worse.

The initial assessment of several injuries was incorrect. There are over a dozen injuries and at least three dead.

The vehicle fire spread quickly to the building, igniting a damaged natural gas line in a kitchen area. The combination of explosion, fire, and collision damage caused the building to partially collapse. The fire continues to burn and now threatens other surrounding structures.

The crowds are under control, but traffic has not yet completely cleared from the area and continues to slow the ingress and egress of emergency management resources.

The vehicle driver has not been found and the origin and contents of the large truck have not been identified. This raises new concerns that this could have been an intentional act and that the truck could have been transporting something hazardous.

This incident has increased in size and complexity and will extend into at least one more operational period.

Photo 1 fire hose spraying truck fire.  Photo 2 Responders helping patient on a stretcher. Photo 3 Hazmat responders. Photo 4 Law Enforcement responders.