Electrical fire in cooler at Aldi store extinguished, Gainesville FL
Fire & ArsonAn electrical fire started in a cooler inside Aldi grocery store near Northwest 13th Street. The fire caused a short circuit. A person put out the fire, and evacuation of the store was underway. The fire was later confirmed extinguished with no visible fire remaining in the building.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
01:43
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5 is on scene of a medium-sized grocery store. We have nothing showing.
00:05
Engine 5 will be in investigative mode, assuming 13th Street command.
00:16
8.777-8-7.
00:18
I do one of this. We're on 25 all day.
00:21
10-4.
00:22
All units are responding.
00:24
The advice is the fire has started in a cooler.
00:26
It's shorted out. The caller is trying to get people out of the store, still trying to evacuate others.
00:32
They're now advising the fire is extinguished. Notification on a single 25 at Aldi, near Northwest 15th Street.
00:45
District 2 has received.
00:48
A lot for 13th Street Command.
00:50
13th Street Command.
00:52
We have an evacuation in progress.
00:55
We're inside the facility. We don't see anything.
00:58
Have the evacuation in progress.
00:59
Inside the building. Nothing seen at this time.
01:03
It's 12 hours.
01:06
Elanthro at 13th Street.
01:08
13th Street, command.
01:10
You can cancel all arriving units, engine 5 can handle.
01:14
Actually, cancel our arriving units in jeopardy.
01:18
25,
01:20
Confirm response on Alpha 3-TAC 3.
01:22
Rest of it, I'll show you that.
01:23
At near Northwest 13th Street. Advising that the cooler electrical fire, the cooler shorted out. A person put out the fire but they're still evacuating.
01:37
CC5, confirm response went off at 3, TAC 3.
01:40
Fire is out, but nothing seen at this time.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 13th St, Gainesville, FL 32609
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