Garage and vehicle fire near Kent St in Centralia, Centralia IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a large blaze near Kent Street in Centralia involving a garage or shed and a vehicle that were fully engulfed in flames. Power lines and a nearby fence also caught fire, prompting a road closure and utility notification. The structure appeared unoccupied, and firefighters alerted neighbors for safety precautions.
Audio|Heard on: Centralia Police, Fire & EMS Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
04:21
Transcript:
00:00
9802's en route.
00:03
9802 10-4[1] 356, reference the box car you wanted to go to, the one with Central City and Wamac city limits?
00:10
Or the one south of 161 west of the tracks? I'm not showing a hydrant anywhere near there.
00:22
Eagle 1, are you seeing this?
00:26
Ten nine.
00:28
If you ask me live, it's fully engulfed.
00:30
We've got a car and a structure.
00:32
Appears to be a shed.
00:34
It's down to the stilts.
00:38
Ten four.
00:39
Four seven, I thought.
00:49
So you want me to shut down the road on Wabash?
00:53
That's right.
00:54
Check the house just in front of it if it occupies this thing.
00:56
Spread.
01:04
9800.
01:06
9800, good.
01:09
800's in the room.
01:13
100,
01:14
10-4[1]. 9800, 9802, I've got a Centralia officer on scene.
01:17
Appears to be a shed or a garage and a vehicle fully involved and spreading.
01:22
They're trying to alert the neighbors,
01:25
get them woke up and out of their houses.
01:37
Fire, we got lines on fire.
01:59
The neighboring officer is advising power lines are on fire now.
02:46
Responding near Kent St for a fully involved structure fire.
02:56
Do we know if this is unoccupied or I doubt you can get close enough?
03:02
I could get close enough, but it appears unoccupied.
03:11
It looks like a garage fully involved catching a fence on fire and power lines affected.
03:23
9837, you're on scene, garage fence, power lines, 9803 taking command.
03:33
Ameren Gas and Electric, be en route?
03:49
9831 is en route with a full crew.
03:59
9802 is on scene.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Kent St, Centralia, IL 62801
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