Arsonistic Details

Author: Magic101

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Rating: PG-13

Spoilers: Up through season five.

Summary: An explosion occurs at the 55 precinct endangering the lives of everyone who works there.

Chapter 2: The Raging Fire

The sounds of an explosion.

That was all that could be heard. People started gathering down the street. Everybody was looking up in horror at the police house that was now engulfed in flames. They were pointing their fingers, some people searched frantically for their cell phones, and others just remained still, transfixed at the disaster that was unraveling right in front of their eyes. Within a few minutes time the FDNY members had started to assemble in the street. They were ready to battle the raging fire.

Meanwhile...

(Inside the precinct)

Bosco started to stir. The smoke was so thick that it was starting to obscure his vision and was making him cough. He didn't know what the hell just happened. He just remembered that out of nowhere he heard a loud rumbling sound, like an explosion. He had just been sitting here moments ago and everything was fine. He was just writing up a report with Faith.

Faith.

His heart stopped in his chest when he realized that he had no clue what happened to her. Was she injured? Why isn't she calling my name?

Bosco started looking around the room. It was so hard to see from all the smoke and flames that now surrounded him. He had been in a couple of fires before but they were nothing like this.

He started coughing again. It was so hard to breathe in here. He had to get out. But he couldn't leave Faith. He had to find her first.

Bosco started crawling on the floor. He went over to the desk where they were sitting a few minutes ago. The table had overturned, along with everything else that was in the room with them.

"Faith!" Bosco called out.

No answer.

"Faith, where are you?" he tried again.

"Bosco."

That was all that Faith was able to mutter but it had been enough. Bosco heard her.

Bosco crawled his way around the fallen table. That was when he noticed Faith. He guessed that she had been knocked unconscious because she was just starting to sit up.

"Faith. Are you ok? Are you hurt?" Bosco asked as he crawled over and surveyed her with his eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief when she appeared to be just fine. A little bit shaken was all.

"I'm fine," she replied. She turned to look at Bosco to make sure that he was fine and that was when she gasped.

"Oh God. Bosco you're bleeding."

It was true. Bosco had a huge gash on the right side of his face. Blood was flowing down the side of his face, in his eyes, and onto the collar of his shirt.

"I'm alright," he replied. "Just a little cut."

Faith almost started laughing but thought better not to under the current circumstances. "No, I think that would classify more as a gash," she replied.

Bosco ignored her comment and grabbed for his radio.

"10-13. Officers trapped in fire on the second floor. 10-13."

Little did he know that the radios weren't working properly. The explosion had made the radios a static ocean. No transmissions were getting through to central or to any other officer. Their call for help had gone unheard.

(Back on the street)

The officers that were not in the building at the time had started to set up police barriers. They were pushing the on looking crowds and news reporters that had started gathering away from the fire.

Many of the officers who were inside the building when the explosion occurred had made it out safely. They were all en route to Mercy Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Several FDNY members had begun fighting the fire with water. EMS was standing by too, waiting to treat the other survivors. That is, if there are any more survivors.

For about ten more minutes, the world seemed to be slowing down. Everybody was hoping and praying for the officers who may still be inside the precinct.

Then, out of nowhere, the entire left side of the building started to fall into the street. Debris was flying all around, people were screaming, running away.

To Be Continued......