Lightning ignites power cord in Lake Helen home fire, Lake Helen FL
Firefighters responded to a house fire near Lane in Lake Helen. Lightning struck a tree, which caused a power cord inside the residence to catch fire. When responders arrived, the fire was mostly smoldering and was contained without major spread.
Audio|Source: Volusia County Fire and EMS
01:34
Transcript:
00:00
Tower 65, squad engine 35, medic 63, Indian 63, Battalion 81, Engine 83, Battalion 83, Battalion 30, Tender 42,
00:08
Structure Fire[1], near Lane, Lake Helen, cross street between McCarran Road.
00:14
Tower 65, Squad Inc.
00:16
35, Medicines-R-35, Medic-3, Battalion 683, Battalion 83, Battalion 803, Tender-42, Select 11, Tack-11, Timeout, 16-0-sub.
00:27
930 response
00:30
9302nd.
00:32
May 8663 response.
00:34
May 2863 response.
00:39
Next 8.863 response.
00:46
What TAC are we operating off?
00:49
NG 883 to be TAC 11, TAC11.
00:50
TAC11.
00:57
Central,
00:58
Battalion 30, Battalion 61, all responding units to near Lake and Lake Kellan.
01:09
Caller advised lightning struck a tree causing a power cord in his house to catch fire.
01:14
Are you saying the fire's out?
01:19
Just smoldering at this time.
01:25
1030 copy. Keep the first two units.
01:31
First two units emergency and reduce every else.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Building/structure fire incident
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Lake Helen, FL
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect