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Fire in fireplace of abandoned house in MeridianMeridian MS

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audio iconFire & Arson
18th Ave, Meridian, MS 39301

As discussed during the dispatch call, a fire was reported at an abandoned house near 18th Avenue in Meridian. Smoke was visible from all the windows of the boarded-up structure. Firefighters responded and found the fire was contained to a fireplace inside the house. The fire was extinguished without further damage.

Audio|Heard on: Meridian Fire
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, engine 1, engine 5, 8, 7, engine 8, 7, engine 8, have a structure fire.
00:05
We'll be at near 18th Avenue.
00:09
My caller advising has smoke coming out of all the windows of the house.
00:13
Such a Italian 1, engine 1, engine 5, engine 8, have a structure fire going to be at near 18th Avenue.
00:18
Have a caller advising smoke coming out of all the windows of this house.
00:22
It is an abandoned house, all the windows are boarded up.
00:31
As soon as anyone going to be here spotted from ClearSman.
00:38
Yeah, about three you're starting?
00:42
I'm sorry. I'm sorry to respondent for Twisband.
00:57
I'm sorry, buddy.
01:01
Chief One is responding.
01:04
Mayn't want to finish up?
01:10
Chief One, the station set.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:18
If you think y'all can beat in as you one of them, we'll be you out here this way.
01:23
We'll be able to shine.
01:30
Because our battalion, one's five.
01:35
Okay.
01:55
G4 is going to be on scene center.
01:56
It's going to be very light smoke show.
01:58
And Station 7, y'all ain't got to respond.
02:00
Y'all stay where you're at?
02:06
Engine 7, copy.
02:09
Okay.
02:13
Injury 1 and truck 1 y'all will stay.
02:15
Y'all retire about to clear spaniers.
02:17
Inj 5 will take care of this.
02:24
You name you want to copp we done it clear fan.
02:28
You have to do it.
02:36
There's in a fire I was gonna see.
02:41
Okay.
02:46
Chief One, do we still be a metro?
02:50
Five marks on scene.
02:54
We don't need Metro Central.
02:58
Yeah.
03:05
Engine 1 to 5.
03:06
Y'all need us come over here for any reason?
03:12
That's negative.
03:15
One bag of service turning the table.
03:23
Mr. Battalion wants back to service.
03:28
Presby one's back of service.
03:31
May 1, 2, Chief 1, you still need Med 1 to go over there?
03:36
That's neat.
03:37
We don't need anybody else over here.
03:41
May 1 copy.
03:42
May 1's back in service, return to the station.
03:46
All right.
03:51
I'm sent to anyone back in state.
03:58
Engine 5 to Central, this is going to be a fire in a fireplace.
04:02
We're going to put the pump can on it, put it out.
04:06
Go on.
04:12
Engine 5 to Central vehicle by this is an abandoned structure, partially,
04:16
caved in.

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18th Ave, Meridian, MS 39301

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