Apartment fire leads to road closure on Badger Rd, Madison WI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an apparent apartment fire near W Badger Road in Madison that led to displaced residents. Several buses were rerouted, and a warming bus was provided for affected individuals. Roads were temporarily closed while firefighters managed the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Dane WI Transportation Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
It appears as though MPD is loading me up with displaced people from the apartment building right now.
00:11
Negative. We got a bus heading that way for a warming bus, so you can tell them that that's a negative because you're going to be doing a B, and the warming bus is on the way.
00:23
There's quite a few.
00:25
on here already.
00:26
Are you telling me that I should ask them to get off the bus, sir?
00:31
Yeah, the warming bus should be on the way.
00:34
Ten four. Thank you.
00:37
Hey, this is Coach (number withheld).
00:41
About to turn into the H.
00:43
There's a customer out here that's been waiting out here for a little bit for the G-bus.
00:50
I just want to know what's going on.
00:51
I know on the other side of McDonald's on Badger Road, there's three fire department or fire trucks.
00:59
I'm not sure what happened.
01:00
I can't see from my location.
01:03
Can you tell me if there's going to be a detour for me or is there a detour for that G-Bus that this customer is waiting for.
01:12
It looks to me like you are the, unless I'm misunderstanding.
01:18
No,
01:19
I turn into the H right now when I leave from Hughes.
01:24
Ten, four, give me a quick second.
01:25
Yeah, it's gonna be (name withheld).
01:29
(name withheld) is coming up, he's blocked off right now because of the fire.
01:33
He's currently facing inbound,
01:37
but he's there on Badger Road.
01:39
So am I gonna be okay?
01:42
Negative,
01:44
we're going to have to have you get you turned around.
01:48
What we'll do is have you go straight and then take a right on Cypress Way and then a right on Ridgewood back on the park and then get on the highway.
02:05
That way you can go back on Fish Hatch.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Badger Rd, Madison, WI 53713
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