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Candle causes fire damage in Chesterton homeChesterton IN

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Near W 900 N, Chesterton, IN 46304

Fire crews responded to a home near W 900 N in Chesterton, IN for a structure fire. One room was damaged by fire, likely started by a candle. The fire mostly burned out on its own. Crews worked on putting out hot spots and ventilating the building. A search found no victims inside.

Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
South Haven fire.
00:02
Priority 4[1].
00:04
Mutual aid[2].
00:05
Change of quarters.
00:06
Liberty Township Fire Department.
00:09
At near W 900 N.
00:12
Timeout 1932.
00:18
Your team, are you ready for water?
00:30
No.
00:33
I'm probably nine.
00:35
135, around.
00:37
135. 135.
00:42
Water at this time.
00:46
Copy, here comes your wall.
00:53
30 in March, Westbound, and you have a passenger, 3.7A. Charles, Willie, p.m.
00:58
3,7,8, C.W. on the next wish, Joe.
01:11
Fire command.
01:12
From Interior, we got three guys going in.
01:15
We do have heat.
01:19
Clear.
01:21
Going in, do you have heat?
01:27
Tril 2933.
01:33
Grown.
01:35
220 clear that.
01:39
126 for clear for your further. The person's name is (name withheld).
01:49
There, 19448, 20901. Can you switch over to Hobs 1?
01:58
So you guys come down onto 30, take 30 over,
02:02
when you turn into the mobile home park, take the first street right,
02:10
which will be colonial,
02:12
and bring that around in and park behind Morgan's engine.
02:19
30 to mobile home park enter mega right behind Morgan's engine. Message received.
02:28
2901, 2911 engineer.
02:32
Go ahead.
02:35
Hydrogen is dressed,
02:37
ready to go when you need a lightning.
02:42
Clear.
02:46
Command from 1911.
02:51
Go ahead for command.
02:54
We're two minutes out. Do you have an assignment for us?
02:57
Yeah,
03:01
it's just coming in behind 48, but also parked back by the fleet squad cars.
03:07
So we got room up here in case we have a way, yeah.
03:12
1911 to clear it was around and power up.
03:17
Command.
03:22
Command 2011 crew.
03:25
Kill the electric asphalt killed.
03:31
Command, I'm interior.
03:37
We still have smoke and heat in the structure.
03:43
Clear smoke and heat inside the structure.
03:48
Gilbert's ransom box lights up.
03:54
31 will fly it from command.
04:05
Command, we have one room that has fire damage, leaves be caused by a candle.
04:14
The fire has largely self-extinguished.
04:17
We're hitting a few hot spots,
04:21
maybe get a fan ready for ventilation.
04:27
Clear.
04:30
All livery units,
04:32
any other climbing needs, you go ahead and slow down. Continue it.
04:41
Control, 2942 on scene, Colonial.
04:44
19308.
04:50
September.
04:53
Off now, no, continue.
05:01
No worries, I'll be around 75 pieces there.
05:09
121313, additional non-apology.
05:12
Critchfield 233.
05:15
Flash your car, which recruits from lane one, I'll lane back open.
05:19
I'll be handling a tentatory port, 162, stand-to-bye with the 751.
05:24
That was calling for crash.
05:30
There's no problem, let's give a minute.
05:33
That's fine.
05:38
Take it in that, then putting everything on.
05:46
The primary search has been complete, nothing found.
05:54
15 amounts are way also.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 4: Non-emergency, low-priority response; routine situation requiring no immediate action or lights/siren.
[2]
Mutual aid: Assistance requested or provided between agencies.

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Near W 900 N, Chesterton, IN 46304
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