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Residential fire caused by candle in pumpkinApex NC

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Near Rushing Wind Way, Apex, NC 27502

A candle left burning overnight inside a pumpkin started a fire in a two-story house near Rushing Wind Way. The fire caused smoke on the first and second floors. No one was trapped inside, and the fire has been put out.

Audio|Source: Cary Fire-Rescue
02:49
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be a first-party caller, transferred him from Apex, hand a light candle overnight in the pumpkin that's set off fire and set down the corner of the living room on fire as well.
00:15
There's no one trapped inside of the building.
00:17
There is currently smoke on the first and second floor, primarily in the kitchen on the first floor.
00:28
Units in route near Rushing Wind Way. You got a two-story residential structure.
00:33
You got nothing showing from four sides.
00:39
Division 21 copies.
00:41
Division 21 is on team.
00:47
Division 1, fire's out at this time.
00:55
Engine 21, pull over and take that lane.
01:05
Tagging 4, a ladder 22.
01:11
Go for command.
01:14
Coming up, Arkey, you want us to clear?
01:18
Negative.
01:19
I want you to take the first two lanes block for engine one.
01:28
command from carry engine one we're going to go ahead and clear up with you having two units already command copy thank you all neither one's return to the service two battalion warming rest of 21
01:51
Entering the structure, bar 3 investigation mode, all other units stage out on the main.
02:00
Jevler, K.
02:03
34 is on scene.
02:05
Assistant with investigation.
02:08
Make an entry part two.
02:10
A-set.
02:12
Definitely.
02:13
Layer 35A is Battalion 6. I'm on scene. I'll take command. You take investigations.
02:21
Investigations, copies.
02:23
Transfer and Command.
02:27
Carry copies.
02:33
Command to Rescue 21. You guys can clear also.
02:38
Copy. Copy. I want to return the service.
02:44
My units with the exceptional ladder 35 and engine 34 can return to service.

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Near Rushing Wind Way, Apex, NC 27502

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