Small balcony fire at Canal Street apartment

Heard on: Louisville MetroSafe Suburban Fire 5 - 8, Okolona Tac 80

01:13

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Battalion 76, Engine 77, Engine 78, Quint 66, Quint 76, Quint 78 responding.

00:06

Structure fire, (number withheld) Canal Street, across Canal Street.

00:09

Spanish speaker.

00:10

Fire on the balcony.

00:11

Unknown if anyone's inside.

00:13

No response from the residents at (number withheld).

00:27

Engine 40, respond on public assist.

00:30

(number withheld).

00:37

Battalion 76 to Quint 76.

00:40

Canal Street's going to be shut down from Preston and Athol McCallie.

00:45

Battalion 76 is on scene,

00:48

(number withheld) Canal Street.

00:50

Small working fire on balconies on the 2nd floor.

00:56

Battalion 76 on scene, (number withheld).

00:58

Do not need water at this time.

01:03

976 on scene, (number withheld) at headquarters.

01:08

400, small fire on 2nd floor balcony.

01:11

Companies do not need water at this time.

5/17/2026 12:56 AM

Fire & Arson

Canal St, Louisville, KY 40219

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported small structure fire on a second-floor balcony near Canal Street in Louisville. Crews found a minor fire with no immediate need for water and no occupants confirmed inside.