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Small fire set by homeless person near wood line, Petersburg VA

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S Crater Rd & Oak Hill Rd, Petersburg, VA 23805

A homeless person set a small fire near the wood line close to Park Avenue. The fire department responded, confirmed the fire was out, and found no hazard.

Audio|Source: Petersburg Fire/Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, Engine 5, Respond to near Park Avenue.
00:10
Call advised that a homeless individual has set a small fire in the area.
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Requesting the fire department to check same.
00:18
Same will be near the wood line, nothing further. Cross streets are South Crater Road and Oak Hill Road.
00:28
Stage 5, Pittsburgh.
00:31
Good.
00:36
Peasburg, that was a homeless individual. We checked it out. We saw the smoke over there at Park Avenue apartments.
00:42
You got a warm and fire gone.
00:44
No hazard.
00:46
Probably should be clear.

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Location mentioned:
S Crater Rd & Oak Hill Rd, Petersburg, VA 23805
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