The Metropolitan Fire - March 16, 2017

Audio, Video, Photos, News Stories

Last updated: March 31, 2017

Contents

• Audio Recordings
• Video Recordings
• Photo Albums
• Blog Posts
• News Profiles of People
• Newspapers
• Television News

Audio Recordings

Radio Traffic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hng4yhgnss - 45 minutes

Video Recordings

YouTube

Playlist of videos, which includes:

• 03/16 - FiRST video recorded of Raleigh Fire 3-16-17 �- 04:20 �- Nikki Carlson
• 03/16 - SPREADING Raleigh Fire minutes after FD arrival 3-16-17 �- 04:08 - Nikki Carlson
• 03/16 - Huge fire in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina �- 02:00 - Shubham Shukla  [ now private ]
• 03/16 - Downtown Raleigh Fire with Crane Collapse (Metropolitan Apartments) - 04:36 - Donyoguy
• 03/16 - March 16, 2017 - Raleigh FD - Jones Street �- 00:30 - Mike Legeros �
• 03/16 - Fire - Metropolitan Apartments burning in Downtown Raleigh NC Crane Falls on Power Lines - 03:27 - Robbie Rikard
• 03/16 - Downtown Raleigh, NC Skyscraper engulfed in flames
• 03/16 - 4K Drone footage of fire in Downtown Raleigh 2017 - 09:06 - Nicholas Fieldhouse
• 03/17 - Massive downtown fire damages 10 Raleigh buildings, 5 severely �- 05:51 - CBS North Carolina
• 03/17 - Downtown Raleigh Fire News Conference - 21:39 - City of Raleigh
• 03/17 - Daylight shows extensive damage after downtown Raleigh fire; locals in disbelief - 12PM report

Photo Albums

• Raleigh Fire Museum, curated collection
• Mike Legeros - Official photographer
• Edde Burgess - Via Facebook
• Technician
• WRAL
• WTVD

Blog Posts

• ITB Insider
• Mike Legeros
• Rob Tiller

News Profiles of People

• FF Kahlil Robinson - News & Observer - 1:34
  
• FCFF Kempton Healy - Spectrum News - 1:40
  
• Capt. Ryan Stagner - WRAL - 2:50
• Capt. Ralph Ripper - WRAL - 2:40
  
• Bat Chief Scott White & FF Matthew White - WTVD - 2:48
• Historian Mike Legeros - News & Observer - Text only
  

Newspapers

News & Observer

• 03/26 - Officials praise firefighting as heroic, but questions linger about cause of blaze 
• 03/24 - Firefighter�s first-hand account of massive Raleigh fire
• 03/23 - Quorum Center, a witness to destruction
• 03/21 - Downtown Raleigh fire displaced 2 advocacy group
• 03/20 - Finding strength in a building, and then seeing it burn  � Nagem
• 03/20 - Raleigh seeks help solving  �puzzle of downtown fire
• 03/18 - Downtown residents return to salvage what the fire didn't ruin
• 03/18 - After Raleigh apartment fire, safety of wood construction questioned
• 03/17 - Investigators seek cause of fire that destroyed downtown Raleigh apartment building
• 03/17 - Raleigh fire crews fought to save occupied buildings
• 03/17 - Downtown Raleigh fire one for the history books
• 03/17 - Glenwood South open, but some restaurants forced to close in aftermath of Raleigh
• 03/17 - Raleigh Fire Chief: 'This was a very good outcome'
• 03/17 - Raleigh fire escapee:  �There was a big wall of flame right in front of me
• 03/16 - Dramatic video from massive downtown Raleigh fire
• 03/16 - Aerial view of massive fire in downtown Raleigh
• 03/16 - Major fire in downtown Raleigh

Technician

• 03/17 - Raleigh starts cleanup following five-alarm fire downtown
• 03/17 - Multi-alarm fire burns through construction site in downtown Raleigh

Television News

Spectrum News

• 03/23 - Raleigh Firefighter Reflects on Battling Downtown Blaze
• 03/20 - State Offices Reopen Following Raleigh Fire
• 03/18 - Church Works to Repair Damage from Raleigh Fire
• 03/18 - Displaced Residents Return to Gather Belongings Following Massive Fire in Downtown Raleigh
• 03/17 - Raleigh Fire the Largest the City Has Seen Since the 1920s

WRAL

Main Page - Start here, long list story links

• Since 3/27:
• Firefighters reflect on historic Raleigh fire
• Residents survey damage at Quorum Center
• Raleigh fire victims start fresh; fire investigation continues
• Restoration crews begin to breathe life into buildings damaged in Raleigh fire
• Raleigh fire: Get help, give help  
• 'God is good': Parishioners return to church damaged by Raleigh fire
• 3 days after fire, photos show damaged Raleigh buildings
• Residents check out apartments Saturday, Sunday after historic Raleigh fire
• Cleanup from largest Raleigh fire in decades to last into weekend
• Listen: Firefighter radio documents historic fire
• Downtown residents enter apartments for first time since fire
• How did the Raleigh fire spread so quickly?
• As it happened: Twitter documents downtown Raleigh fire
• Local businesses give back to firefighters, help fire victims
• How did the Raleigh fire spread so quickly?
• Downtown Raleigh streets, businesses remain closed after fire
• Sky 5: Aerial view shows fire's devastation
• View from the balcony: Fire rages across the street
• Construction crane collapses in fire, smashes adjacent building
• Listen: Firefighter radio traffic documents historic Raleigh fire  
• After the fire: Cleanup begins in downtown Raleigh
• Amazing video: Raleigh fire visible throughout downtown
• Downtown resident 'The only thing I saw was an orange sheet of flames.'
• Massive fire engulfs downtown Raleigh building near Glenwood South  
• Witnesses capture frightening moments of Raleigh building fire  
• Displaced residents can get into fire-damaged apartments Saturday morning
• Unfinished Raleigh apartment building burns downtown  
• Photos: Night sky glows as apartment building burns in downtown Raleigh  

WTVD

Stories tagged - See this page

• Since 3/27:
• 100+ residents still homeless after downtown Raleigh fire
• Downtown Raleigh fire prompts code review
• Raleigh blaze ignites bond of firefighting father and son
• State lawmakers honor Raleigh firefighters
• A lone guard employed by York Security was there on night of Raleigh fire
• I-Team: Construction fires seemingly a widespread problem
• Sources: ATF agents searching Raleigh apartment in connection with downtown Raleigh fire
• Accolades continue to pour in for Raleigh firefighters
• Building developer says Raleigh fire 'just bad luck'
• Finding cause of Raleigh fire a 'tough investigation'
• Wood-frame apartments cheaper, but fire risks increase
• Buildings to reopen after huge downtown Raleigh fire
• Displaced residents assess damage after Raleigh fire
• Downtown Raleigh church saved from massive fire
• Businesses come together to thank Raleigh Fire Dept.
• Burned building had been inspected more than 50 times
• How did it happen? Search for answers continues
• Bars use St. Patrick's crowd to raise funds after fire
• Several Raleigh roads blocked due to fire aftermath
• Need help after the fire? Here's the info
• Downtown Raleigh fire day after photos
• PHOTOS: Huge fire in downtown Raleigh
• Monstrous fire destroys apartment building in downtown Raleigh

WNCN

• Pub donates funds to help Raleigh fire victims  
•   �It means a lot, Raleigh firefighter says after hundreds of thank you cards delivered  
• Downtown Raleigh businesses recovering after massive fire  
• Youth center of downtown Raleigh church damaged in fire  
• Raleigh residents displaced by 5-alarm fire continue to recover  
• Members of downtown Raleigh church recall massive fire from 1956  
• Displaced Raleigh residents coping with fire  �s aftermath  
• 250+ residents check damaged units after downtown Raleigh fire  
• Residents of Raleigh apartments damaged by fire get another chance to retrieve items
• Businesses affected by Raleigh blaze
• ATF joins Downtown Raleigh fire investigation
• Local businesses, church helping feed Raleigh first responders after 5-alarm fire
• PHOTOS: Massive 5-alarm fire in downtown Raleigh
• Chief: Apartment building inspected 50 times before blaze
• Massive downtown fire damages 10 Raleigh buildings, 5 severely
  plus others?

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