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I'M DEMETRIA OBILOR.
WE'LL GET RIGHT OVE TO THE
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM.
NEWSROOM. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF
IRVING.
IRVING.
IRVING. >> Reporter: SO WE HAVENOW
FROM THE CONFIRMED FROM THE
DALLAS URBAN SEARCH AND R+@ESCU
THAT THEY HAVE A CREW -- THEY
HAVE MULTIPLE CREWON THE WAY
TO A GARAGE COLLSE IN THE LAS
COLINAS AREA.
COLINAS AREA. THAT HAPPED IN THE LAS 20
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. YOU CAN'T E T+@HE PICTES YET.
BUT ON FACEOK WE HAVE SOME
IMAGES FROM WOMAN IN -- WHO
IS OUT THERE.
WE CAN SEE A GARAGE HAS
COLLSED.
COLLSED.
COLLSED. LOOKS LIKE A TWO STOR GARAGE
ANTHE CARSROM H TOP FLOO
HA+@VECOLPE THROG THE
BOTTMFLOO
BOTTMFLOO
BOTTMFLOO NO REPOT OF IN+@JURS OR IF
ANY ESUSARE UNDERWA.
THIS WA PRIO TO LUNCTMA
VERYCODDPARKIN GARAE
VERYCODDPARKIN GARAE W+@ CANSEE THEM STACKDUP ON
TOP FEACHO+@THER
TOP FEACHO+@THER THER TIS RIGHT NOW.
YO'ESEIGT+@HIS AS I'M
SEEIGIT.
SEEIGIT.
SEEIGIT. WECUTDADOZENCARS
WECUTDADOZENCARS INOVDI HS
INOVDI HS
INOVDI HS I'HARD TO TELL IF IT'S THREE
STORE RTO
STORE RTO
STORE RTO LOOK IEI' -THE ROOF
WOL BE THE THIRD STORY.
TEAKN AAECOLLAS --
IRIGFI IS ON THE SCENE.
AND DALLA FIREAND RESCUEHD
SENTTEURBAN-- TO FIND
+@PEOPEADSAVE TH IF T+@HEY
ARE IN FACT IN THERE
+@
ARE IN FACT IN THERE IT IS UNNW IF ANYBOD WAS
INSI.
INSI.
INSI. SO
INSI. SO AETS ME.
IFW COULD -- I DON'T KNOW WHO
IS CNRLINGTA RIG NOW.
BT THERE ARE THREE PICTR
INSI+@DE THE+@ POS IF YOWANT TO
SCRO THROUGH.
SCRO THROUGH. YOU CASETHSANDWICHING OF
CARS ON TOP OF EACOTH.
AND ALSO SO OF THE CONCRETE
IN THE MIDDLE.
+@I THINK THERE'S ONE MORE +@
PICTURE PERHAPS IN TH+@E
+@
+@ SEQUENCE.
SEQUENCE.
SEQUENCE. IF WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE
THIRD PICTURE.
THIRD PICTURE. MAYBE IT'S TWO PICTURES.
+@NOW WE HAVE OUR CHOER ON E
SCENE.
SCENE.
SCENE. AND YOU CAN SEE AND IT'S A
SECTION OF THACOMPLEX, THAT
PARKING GARAGE.
PARKING GARAGE. NOT THE ENTIRE FLOOR BUT A HOLE
HAS FALLEN THROUGH AND NOW THAT
YOU'RE SEEING THAT YOU'RE
SEEING THE PAVEMENT ON THE AREA
BELOW.
BELOW.
BELOW. LOOKS LIKE IT'S FROM THE
PARKING DECK ABOVE.
SO I WOD SATHAS JUST A
TWO STORY PARNG GARAGE FROM
WHAT WE' SEEING HERE.
AND REALLY IT'S PREY STUNNG
+@
AND REALLY IT'S PREY STUNNG TO SEE THAT.
A CAR WITH THDO OPE
I WONDER IF SOMEE GOT OUT
WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
IT'S UNCLEAR.
IT'S UNCLEAR. YOU CAN SEE FIFIGHTERS ON THE
GROUND OBSERVING FROM THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE
+@
THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE INVOLVED IN A RESCUE.
SO THAT IS SORT OF A +@GOOD
INDICATION AT THE MO+@MENT.
NOW, AS WE'RE COMING AROUND YOU
CAN SEE THE CARS THAT HAVE
TUMBLED OUT FROM THTOP FLR.
WE HAVE CREWS ON THE WAY AS
WELL TO THE GROD.
BUT WE'LL BE LOING TO HEA
FROM DALLAS URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE -- THERE YOU CAN SEE A
PRETTY STUNNING IMAG
WE HAVE FIREFIGHTERS
APPROACHING THE VEHLES.
WHAT YOU'D WANT TO DO IN AN
URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION IS CHECK EVE
VEHICLE AND PRESUMABLY MARK+@ I
WITH SPRAY-PAINT TO INDICATE
THAT YOU HAVE CHECKED THE
VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS CLE SO
THAT THE CREWS THAT WOULD COME
IN BEHIND YOU ARE NOT
RECHECKING ALL THE VEHICLES
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. TO
AGAIN. TO BRING ORDER TO SO OF THE
CHAOS HERE.
CHAOS HERE. THIS IS IN IRVING IN LAS
COLINAS.
COLINAS.
COLINAS. IF WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW.
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. NEAR O'CONNOR BOULEVARD AND
114.
114.
114. AND
114. AND THE -- PROBABLY ABOT A +@
MILE AWAY FROM THE HEART OF LAS
COLINAS WITH THE MUSTANGS.
AND HERE WE ARE TO -- I BELIEVE
THIS WOULD BE TO THE EAST OF
114 AT O'C+@ONNOR AND 4545
FULLERTON.
FULLERTON. >> AND THE CARS ARE PILED UP ON
TOP OF EACH OTHER.
PRETTY STUNNING IMAGE.
DON'T SEE TRULY ANY ACTIVE
SIGNS OF URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE GOIG ON RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW THATDALLAS IRVING
SEARCH AND RESCUE WAS ON THE
WAY OVER THERETO THIS PARKING
GARAGE COLLAPSE IN IRVI AND
LAS COLINA
LAS COLINA WE HAVE NO INDIAI RIGHTNOW
OF ANY INJURIES ANWE ARE
ACTIVELYMNTING ALTHE
ACTIVELYMNTING ALTHE RADI ANES
RADI ANES
RADI ANES ADWE HAVE PEOP ON THE
GROU.
GROU.
GROU. THE
GROU. THE VI POLC PATET
HAS A PUBLICINFOMIO
OFFIEWH IS HEADINGOT
THR R - O I SEE+@ A
FIREIHE PRAHN SOME OF
THE VEHICE.
THE VEHICE. HEADN U TO UPDAETHE MEDI
ON WA' GOIN ON.
HAVE' ENANY STIRIGOR
ANYBD BU.
ANYBD BU.
ANYBD BU. NO EHV A FIREFGTR
WORKN THEI WAY TO THE
VEILS
VEILS
VEILS TIWAS ABOUT 11:30 -- NTA
LOT FPEOPEIN TH+@E PARKIN
LOT TTI IE
ADRIGFR HAS TWEETE
THATTHERE HAVE BEEN 21
VEILSIS+@D THECOLLASD
VEILSIS+@D THECOLLASD AREA
AREA
AREA S
AREA S AS
AREA S AS HTWE'RE LOOKIN T
RIH O
RIH O
RIH O 21CLASDVHCE
21CLASDVHCE THE RMR ERHFOR PEOPLE
-- THIS IS IRVING OCE AGAIN
--+@ IS CLEAR.
SO THAT IS GOOD NE.
THEY'VE SEARCHED THAR+@EA.
AND THEY'VE FOUND NO PEOLIN
A PRIMARY SEARCH.
A SECONDARY SEARCH COMING FROM
IRVING FIRE -- CONDUCTING A
SECOND SEARCH.
SECOND SEARCH. BUT THE PRELIMINARY SEARCH
INDICATES NO PEOE INVOLVED
YET.
YET.
YET. AND
YET. AND WE ARE SEEING TWO
FIREFIGHTERS.
FIREFIGHTERS. WE SAW MANY MORON THE GROD.
BUT THESARE JUST THE TWO
DOING -- WH WE CASEAT
LEAST.
LEAST.
LEAST. >>
LEAST. >> AND FOR PEOE WHO ARJUST
JOINING US.
JOINING US. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A
FIREFIGHTER WAS HAVING TROUBLE
FINDING HIS FOONG.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE FIREGHTERS
HAVE JUST BACALLY IT APARS
TO BE THEY HAVE CLEARED THE
MAROON VEHICLE AND ARE PERHS
LISTENING TO OR TAING TO
SOMEONE ELSE.
SOMEONE ELSE. I WOULD LIKE TO RESET IF WE CAN
AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT
THEY ARE +@LOOKING AT A PARKING
GARAGE OF 4545 FULLERTON WHIC
IS IN IRVING.
THERE'S BEEN A PAING GARAGE
COLLAPSE.
COLLAPSE.
COLLAPSE. WE+@'RE TOLD FROM THIRVING
POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT 21
VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INVVED IN
THIS COLLAPSE.
THIS COLLAPSE. AND THAT THEY HAVE DONE A
PRIMARY SEARCH AND SO FAR HAVE
FOUND NO INDICATION THAT
ANYBODY WAS INJURED OR INVOLVED
AND +@NOW THEY ARE CONDUCTING
WHAT LOOKS TO BE T+@HE SECONDAR
SEARCH.
SEARCH.
SEARCH. AND ALL WE SEE R+@IGHT NOW ARE
THESE TWO FIREGHTERS+@.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
FROM. +@
FROM. +@
FROM. +@ BUT DALLAS URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE HAS INDICATED TO US THAT
THEY WERE ON THE WAY.
AND THAT WAS PROBABLY 20 OR 25
MINUTES AGO TO ASSIST IN THE
SEARCH HERE.
SEARCH HERE. BUT AT THE MOMENT IT APPEARS TO
BE NOT A FRANTIC SCENAND
UNDER CONTL.
UNDER CONTL. +@
UNDER CONTL. ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE ALRDY
BEEN SEARCHED DEMETRIA.
>> THERE WAS AN IMGE EALIER
THAT SEEED TO BE JAING.
THERE WAS A VEHICLE WITH ONE OF
THE DOORS AJAR.
IS THAT AN INDITION THAT
SOMEBODY WAS THERE AND PERHAPS
THEY ARE NOT INJRED BU+@T WERE
PRESENT WHEN ALL OF THIS TOOK
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE TO WONDER
IF SOMEONE WAS IN THECAR AND
GOT THEMSELVES OUT THE
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE.
VEHICLE. +@THAT WOULD BE A HECK OF A STO
TO HEAR.
TO HEAR.
TO HEAR. LET'S CALL THE FACEBOOK
PICTURES UP.
PICTURES UP. A WOMAN TOOK A COUPLE OF
PICTURES FROM THE GROUND WHICH
ARE JUST ASPHERICKING TO SEE
THE SAND -- JUST AS STRIKING TO
SEE THE SANDWICH OF VEHICLES.
YOU THINK THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE
WALKING OVERTHE ACE WE SAW
FROM JUST ABOVE.
AND THEY CAN SEE THE W+@HOLE FR
BELOW.
BELOW.
BELOW. >>
BELOW. >> WE THINKOF THE PLANNING OF +@
PARKING GARAGES.
PARKING GARAGES. +@
PARKING GARAGES. THE INFRTRUCRE REQUIRED TO
DEVELOP SOMETHIGLIKE THIS.
AND OBVISLY, A MAJ FAILURE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. AN
HERE. AN M SURE THERE'SGOINGTO
BE A M+@ASSIVEINVESTIAIN
BEGINN+@ HERE VERY SOON INTO
WHATHPEE.
WHATHPEE.
WHATHPEE. THRS THE VEHIL.
THSI DCHPE 8. TA'
PRETYSAY
PRETYSAY
PRETYSAY >>TA OL HAVE OPENE UP
WHENTHE CAR FELL DOWN.
+@ THATSHR TO TELL.
BU FTHAT'S SOMEBOD' IE
STOR,HOW DID THEYGET OUT OF
THTCAR?
THTCAR?
THTCAR? THR' OHN EO HM+@FOR
MANYFE.
MANYFE.
MANYFE. SOT GET OUT OF THE SITUAIN
WOUL+@ EPRETYHARRWN FOR
SURE
SURE
SURE >
SURE > R
SURE > R DIFFICL TO SEE ALL OF
THE VEHICE.
THE VEHICE. THSOEAPPEAR TO BE -- A
TOOAHGLNE SUV. +@
W CAN' SEE MUCH ELSE.
INSECONAYSECHS WHAT ARE
TH FIRST RESPONDR OKN
FOR?
TH FIRST RESPONDR OKN FOR?+@
FOR?+@
FOR?+@ >>ANY SIGN OF LI.
I LDBE SIMILA TO A BLAST
ZONEOWHNYOU GO HOME +@TO
HOME
HOME
HOME YUE
HOME YUE THAT IN FLOOI
SIUTOSAN+@D EXOSOSAN
SIUTOSAN+@D EXOSOSAN TONDE
TONDE
TONDE YOU
TONDE YOU NT TGO TO EACH PLACE
WHRSOMEBOYWOULD BE AND
+@
+@ THOULY
+@ THOULY SEARC H.
AND THEN INDICATE THAT THERE
+@
AND THEN INDICATE THAT THERE +@WAS NOBODY IN THERE.
AND +@IF THERE WA I THINK WE'D
BE SEEING REUES BENNING
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. SO
NOW. SO THE TONE OF THE SCE FROM
ABOVE SEEMS TO +@BE RELIVELY
UNDER CONTROL.
UNDER CONTROL. THERE IS ENOUGH TIME HERE NOW
THAT YOU'D HAVE -- I DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN SEE IT ON A WIDE
SHOT, BUT YOU'D HAVE A LOT OF
CREWS.
CREWS.