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OPERA TOR: Fire brigade.
CALLER: Hi, hello, I just called, basically I think the fire is getting higher, I think it's going
above the fourth floor, I think-
OPERA TOR: Sorry?
CALLER: I think, I'm calling from Grenfell tower.
OPERATOR: Yeah.
CALLER: And I think the fire is going up, er, beyond the fourth floor.
OPERATOR: Yeah, all right, what floor are you on?
CALLER: I'm on the 1 01h floor.
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OPERATOR: You're on the 1 o'h floor, right, is there any smoke in your flat?
CALLER: Yeah, there's smoke coming in.
OPERA TOR: Right, have you covered up all your doors and windows?
CALLER: Yeah, we've covered it but I think the, it's, it's getting really hot inside and the
the smoke is increasing.
OPERA TOR: Okay, what flat number are you in?
CALLER: 73.
OPERA TOR: 73, okay, right, what have you got around the doors?
CALLER: I'm sorry?
OPERA TOR: Have you got anything around the doors, you got towels or blankets,
anything?
CALLER: Yeah, yeah, yeah, we've got it covered, but you see the fire is, I think it's
going beyond the fourth floor.
OPERATOR: Yeah, okay, but we're, we know where the fire is and we're dealing with it,
okay?
CALLER: Yeah.
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OPERATOR: But you need to make your way into the one room, okay? And then, er, if you
can just cover up all the -
CALLER: Sorry, I need to make my what, sorry?
OPERA TOR: Right, how many people are in your flat?
CALLER: Four.
OPERA TOR: Right, if you can all make your way to whatever room is furthest away from the
smoke, okay and close that door.
CALLER: Uh-huh, okay.
OPERA TOR: Okay?
CALLER: Okay.
OPERA TOR: And then we're gonna deal with it, okay, if it gets any worse call us back,
okay?
CALLER: Okay, erm, actually cos the thing is it's just getting really hot now and the
smoke has got -
OPERA TOR: it's getting really warm in there is it?
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CALLER: Yeah, it's getting really warm and the smoke is starting to increase.
OPERA TOR: Right, have you a sink nearby that you can wet some towels to cool yourself
down and cover the windows?
CALLER: Yeah, is that what we should do?
OPERATOR: Yeah, keep doing that, wet towels will help you, okay?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
OPERA TOR: So, keep doing that there and if it gets worse make sure you call us back,
okay?
CALLER: Okay, okay, thank you.
OPERATOR: But there's no fire on the 101h floor, you're well away, well away from it, okay,
so you just need to stop the smoke, okay?
CALLER: So, are we, are we okay, are we okay to stay put for now? I mean will
someone come and get us? What do we do?
OPERATOR: Yeah, we're clearing the building, we're clearing the full building as we go,
can, can you see your way out?
CALLER: I'm sorry?
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OPERA TOR: Do you see a clear way out?
CALLER: it's, it's completely pitch black outside our, our apartment.
OPERA TOR: Okay.
CALLER: And I'm just worried, if we go down we're going to face the fire, that's what I'm
just really worried about.
OPERATOR: Right, what flat number is it you're in?
CALLER: 73.
OPERA TOR: 73, flat 73 on the 1 01h floor.
CALLER: Yes.
OPERATOR: Right, I'll let them know exactly where you are, okay?
CALLER: Please.
OPERATOR: And, er, we'll get somebody to come and get you.
CALLER: Okay, please, thank you.
OPERA TOR: Right, if it gets any worse call us back, okay?
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CALLER: I mean are they going to come to get us now or?
OPERATOR: Yeah, I'm going to send a message to them to let them know exactly where
you are.
CALLER: Okay, thank you.
OPERATOR: Okay, but in the meantime you need to all get in that room, close the door and
cover your faces with wet towels, okay?
CALLER: Uh-huh, okay, okay, thank you.
OPERATOR: All right then?
CALLER: Thank you.
OPERA TOR: Thanks, bye.
CALLER: Bye.
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