Residential fire at Winthrop Blvd with evacuation, Flint MI
Fire & ArsonA residential structure fire occurred near Winthrop Boulevard in Flint, Michigan. Firefighters are actively working to extinguish the fire and have evacuated the building due to hazardous conditions. Emergency medical services were initially inside but have been ordered to stage outside for safety. There is a witness report of a possible suspect fleeing the scene on foot after the fire started.
Audio|Source: Genesee County Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 61, Engine 11 Squad 2, Squad 1, Battalion G, respond for residential structure fire, near Winthrop Boulevard, UBN Farrground 11, Paraground 11 at 1605.
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Engine 61, Engine 81, Engine 11, Squad 2, Squad 1, Battalion Chiefs, Residential Structure Fire near Winthrop, smoke and flames coming from a house.
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Caller believes it is occupied.
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I don't know if anyone's home, no cires in the dry, cross of home.
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UBN, Fireground 11, 11, 511, 16, 106.
00:33
I've got firefighter Frank down here with the fan.
00:36
I just need to put him with somebody.
00:37
He's my only personnel on scene at this point.
00:39
I'm trying to get some of the third floor.
00:40
I'm going to send Firefighter Dickson and I'm here for grab it.
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For all the hunt firefighters in route to Windrop, 36 by 25 single-story residence, primary, high-end, south-east corner, Winthrop and Matt, secondary, northeast corner of home and Winthrop.
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From the elevator to...
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Interior from operations.
00:58
Once you have a secondary conducted south of the fire doors, let's finish from the elevator to the south.
01:06
Secondary there. There's also a detached garage, 25 by 25, 10 feet from the house.
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1606. Senator, are you still monitoring fire round two?
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All for a minute.
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I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
01:15
Can you do me a favor and please try and raise both DMS and county medics, all of them just made entry to my building.
01:23
I have nobody standing outside of these rigs in case any of them.
01:25
Can you please have them all evacuate and stage outside?
01:28
55 the radio.
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Command, G2.
01:30
We're making her way out now.
01:31
They were assisting on the third floor north side.
01:34
55, go ahead.
01:35
You've been up that call.
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I see, copies.
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Affirmatives. Hawkins, I see.
01:38
I didn't get your traffic that you had for Central.
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I just saw to structure fire.
01:42
I had traffic on firemen.
01:44
No worries, I was just asking if you can get a hold of the county medics and EMS.
01:47
They all made entry to the building, but it sounds like operations about them inside and sending them back out now.
01:52
Okay, I'm clear.
01:53
For the firefighters in route to Windsor, we have a witness say they saw a black male in a 30s and a white t-shirt, black shorts suck the fire and leave south on then foot.
02:01
Light-complected 200 to 230 pounds.
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16 away.
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Operation Sergeant Bauer.
02:07
Good.
02:08
Robert's been isolated the wander room.
02:11
Stop, the isolated laundry room.
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Location mentioned:
Near Winthrop Blvd, Flint, MI 48505
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