Fires Were Started Page #5

I hope when it goes, it goes the rightway.

Yeah, me, too.

This way!

You'll want three lengths.

(Dull explosions in distance)

- Right, straight out, BA.

- OK.

Bill, take it up to where he gets to,

couple it up and run it back here.

Up top!

(Coughing and spluttering)

- Blimey, what a light.

- That's nothing, Jacko.

Watch it getting across this river

with the wind.

Rumbold, secure that branch

to this bar just till we get it up.

I'll get back to the base now.

You hold onto that now

and I'll pick this up.

Up top! Where's that line?

Stand clear below!

OK!

- Where the hell are you going?

- Up top.

Well, stick around and

deal with this first.

Two half-hitches...

...and a clove hitch.

(Explosion)

- OK, take it away!

- Take it away!

Haul away!

Hello? Hello?

Is that 14 Local?

Is that 14 Local speaking?

This is Sub-officer Dykes speaking

from Trinidad Street.

Now take this message:

"Make the pumps up to ten."

That's right. No, don't go away.

Additional message...

(Explosion)

I say additional message:

"Order a fireboat to Alderman's Wharf."

That's right.

"Explosives involved at the fire."

All right, drop that.

Now listen...

I want you to stand by here.

Johnny, give him a hand with that.

Another length of hose over that wall.

Take the ladder and the rest of the crew,

and get your brass in

as far as possible, got that?

Now come on, lads, get to work.

Now, BA, short ladder.

I'll go and see what it looks like.

- Where you going, BA?

- Short ladder, Johnny.

This doesn't go anywhere.

We'll have to go to the top.

- BA?

- OK, John!

(Whistling incoming bomb)

(Heavy explosion)

What a windy lot of bastards we are!

That was half a mile away!

Half a mile, my foot!

- It was too close for me.

- You're telling me!

Sir, message from Trinidad Street:

"Make pumps up to ten."

Additional message:

"Order fireboat to Alderman's Wharf."

"Explosives involved at the fire.

Danger of spreading to supply ship."

Ten? He's got a hope.

We'll send him five

to get on with, anyhow.

Send a TP from V, a TP from W,

send a heavy and a TP from X.

Get District Officer Blythe

to go out, will you?

(Woman) Control here. Order a heavy

unit and trailer to Trinidad Street.

- Haven't you got any water yet?

- Not yet.

What about our water, below?

Here she comes!

- All right, up top?

- Yeah, we got a roof up here.

Up you go, Johnny,

he's got the branch on the top.

- OK now, that's enough.

- Right-o.

(Explosion)

No, no, not there!

Put it down into the scene of it there.

That's it, get hold of it.

OK.

- (Walt) Johnny, water!

- OK, Walt!

- 105!

- It's all yours!

There she goes, boys!

- Right in the corner, John!

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