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Fire causes explosions at outbuilding with farm equipment, Gaston IN
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred at an outbuilding or barn containing farm equipment near West Bethel Avenue in Gaston, Indiana. Multiple fire tankers and engines from nearby townships responded to the scene. There were reports of explosions and road closures around the area during firefighting efforts.
Audio|Heard on: Muncie and Delaware County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Start a tanker from Hamilton and a tanker from our chamber.
00:09
I am clearing that also, Angel 61 is advising that it is a pulling golf structure with a lot of farm equipment around it.
00:22
I'm glad. She's smoking around.
00:28
Start an engine tanker from Van Buren Township, Magic.
00:38
So this is definitely working yet today.
00:51
Tanker 115, near West Bethel for an outbuilding fire.
00:57
Wolf Program 1, 1230.
01:03
It is just 53 that I have 600 in my guard.
01:14
63901 there's only EMS on the scene right now just get up there in the future truck where you think you need it full line I'll take the man since I get there right behind.
01:34
One,
01:35
do you call Madison County back and make it a forward response to Valizate until we get the same out.
01:47
One, go ahead and move to the other side, let the engine in.
01:56
I'll give you a side back there, second, right?
02:03
1831 from Conlon.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:10
I'll be pulling a two and a half.
02:12
Tanker stage behind me, and give me some water, please.
02:17
On 16th clear.
02:21
That baffle down.
02:22
We've got it shut down here on the east end.
02:26
We need to keep everybody off here.
02:28
There's some pretty loud explosions going off.
02:31
Okay, I'm just coming up to you now.
02:38
Get up here and get this homeowner back if you can't stay back.
02:44
Clear.
02:46
Right.
02:51
Wood Drive, Muncie, cross off North Petty Road and North Meadowlark Lane.
02:58
Respond on Muncie Fireground 3.
03:05
Hey, whoever's at 500 in Bethel, we don't need to shut down that far down.
03:10
We probably need to go to the other end of Bethel and shut it down.
03:19
Radio 1 or on fire.
03:23
Clear 1243.
03:29
9-01, give me an update to break down to while we got in route.
03:34
911, you've got Tanker 1-16, engine 92, tanker 95 in route.
03:38
We've also notified Alexandria for full response, and Van Buren for an engine tanker.
03:46
We've got 116, engine 92 and tanker 95 en route, Alex for a full response,
03:52
and Van Buren for an engine tanker.
03:58
Yeah, for me.
04:01
An engine 19, we're about three minutes out, where you need us.
04:09
Let me see if I put you somewhere.
04:12
Or too far north.
04:13
We get you in the drive.
04:19
It's in 23.
04:21
Clear.
04:26
Clear, I guess for now to drive you, okay.
04:33
Clear Avion, roll fire room.
04:39
Honey Q, I guess for now, stays me holly sixty three, since we can't get you to drive.
04:46
Ninety-two, clear.
04:51
How far out are you?
04:55
Guys, the road to road and wheeling.
04:58
Okay.
04:59
You're gonna lay in, or you're gonna feed into 92 when I get here.
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Location mentioned:
W Bethel Ave, Gaston, IN 47342
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