Cooking fire contained at Williamsburg Village, Newark DE
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a residential fire near King William Street in the Williamsburg Village townhouse complex. The fire was determined to have been caused by a stove burner igniting. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and confirmed no further spread or damage.
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02:26
Transcript:
00:00
Squad 9, Cecil Engine 13,
00:02
Engine 12, Engine 21,
00:05
Ladder 12, Ladder 16, Rescue 14,
00:08
Residential structure fire near King William Street, Williamsburg Village townhouses,
00:13
1814 hours.
00:15
What's going on here?
00:19
Seven.
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Engine 2105.
00:25
Tower, engine five.
00:28
Engine twelve six.
00:31
Traffic nine.
00:34
Rescue 306.
00:37
Cecil Assistant 14 respond.
00:40
Please, Engine 14 responding.
00:44
All units, 1815, deputy seven reported it to be a burner on the stove that was on fire.
00:50
Now extinguishing.
00:52
Received.
00:55
Tower 1614, Hamilton, my best.
00:59
Q tower 16, deputy seven, your box is full.
01:03
Deputy nine responding.
01:05
Received deputy nine.
01:08
Hey (name withheld), (name withheld).
01:10
Received eight nine.
01:13
21 is clear.
01:15
Chief, that's on 21.
01:18
1090 responding.
01:21
Chief, 1090.
01:23
Hold on, I'm on scene first due engine.
01:25
We have our own fire at one of the buildings.
01:27
Two-story middle of the road, townhome, nothing evident.
01:31
Deputy seven is on scene.
01:33
Copy the report, Newark Command.
01:35
Squad nine, first due agent hydrant in front of the building.
01:39
Deputy seven with Newark Command, 1816.
01:43
Arrival Cecil Assistant 14.
01:46
Received 1817.
01:50
Cecil Assistant 13 en route.
01:53
Received.
01:57
Officer Deputy Ten.
01:59
North command, go ahead.
02:03
Last one I believe was on fire, so stop and extinguish.
02:06
No extension.
02:08
Recommend you can hold it for us.
02:11
Copy, Newark command to five, we're holding squad nine.
02:14
Control.
02:18
Received, Newark command here, control King William Street holding squad nine at 1819.
02:24
Cecil engine 14.
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Location mentioned:
King William St, Newark, DE 19711
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