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Candle causes house fire on College StJersey City NJ

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College St, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Firefighters responded to a house fire on College Street in Jersey City. The fire started when a candle was accidentally knocked over. Crews extinguished the fire on the top floor and evacuated the occupants. No one was injured, but a cat was reported to be inside.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch Battalion 3, 2-story wood frame.
00:03
Builders being evacuated.
00:05
We're checking it out.
00:08
Can you three?
00:10
Tremend to serve.
00:11
Tresbyter worker fire.
00:13
Top floor.
00:15
The fire, top floor.
00:20
NJ.11. On the 18th.
00:22
We're going to be second due.
00:23
We're backing in.
00:24
The dead end.
00:25
The dead end.
00:34
This dispatch can be received that on.
00:36
College Street working fire.
00:38
Keep working fire.
00:46
(name withheld), bring the line up.
00:49
Third floor.
00:51
Rear bedroom.
00:53
My wife.
01:01
One responding, Deputy 1.
01:09
Engine 7, the girl said she had a candle lit and she knocked it over.
01:24
Cainee's his project station.
01:30
Grab a Charlie, charge of the line.
01:33
Kick up to water.
01:41
Battagion 2 is play just next.
01:46
This match, Judge.
01:49
The 5 assignment is Union 5, Squad 4, 92, and the battalion 4.
02:03
Battalion 3 from 18.
02:11
Okay,
02:15
receive. Okay,
02:17
receive.
02:18
All the next to second,
02:25
water off the block.
02:33
Okay,
02:34
received.
02:35
To be advised, there's a cat on the second floor.
02:39
A cat on the second floor.
02:44
A receipt.
02:55
Engine 7, lighter 3, I need a primary up there.
03:00
Working on a scene.
03:06
Command from bottom three.
03:09
Fire four primary is negative.
03:16
Okay,
03:19
receive.
03:23
Negative, primary charge, fire four.
03:28
Command from Measure 7.
03:29
Meanwhile by your fire is knocked on.
03:31
Second, brick, turn.
03:38
Okay,
03:40
receive. Main body of fire, knock down.
03:43
Ladder 9 is on their way up.
03:46
The way up, too.
03:52
Dispatch Battalion 4 is interior command.
03:55
Top floor.
03:59
Receive for interior plans.
04:01
BFI, 10 minutes to work afire, 10 minutes into the water fire.
04:08
For the working fire.
04:35
The die for the roof.
04:37
Let's get a hold of the roof.
04:48
Go ahead, minus 3rd.
04:56
Hold it off on, click a hole in there.
04:59
Fire is going to say I'm ready.
05:02
We can hold off on.
05:03
I think we can hold off on.
05:09
Okay,
05:10
received.
05:11
Latter 3, Bravo and Charlie.
05:13
You could hold off on the roof cart.
05:15
Hold off on the roof cart.
05:17
Engine 7, do you need a second line up there?
05:22
That's a negative team.
05:29
Design for the command.
05:36
Go ahead.
05:39
Get a fan in the hallway, downstairs.
05:50
Appreciate.
05:51
We got the band right in the hallway downstairs.

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