Candle sparks fire in bedroom of Florida home


Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Truck 12, Rescue 10, Engine 1, Engine 12, Rescue 1, Engine 8 Central. Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Truck 12, Rescue 10, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 12, Rescue 1, Engine 8. Reason for a residential structure fire at 3262 Manhattan Street, 32, Manhattan Street, Cross of Brooklyn Avenue. There's black smoke coming from their son's bedroom. Number 923. Enter 1. Station 12. (name withheld). Copy Rescue Town, Rescue 1, you copy the call. Okay. Okay. Both minutes copy. Receive 1743. Both of our callers for this are Spanish speaking. We're using the language line to limited information. I believe it was started by a candle that... lit something on fire in the bedroom. The bedroom is lost house as evacuated. We'll move all units over to TAC2. Happy moving all units to TAC2-744. Andrew one, go ahead. Arriving on scene. Single story, residential structure, ordinary construction. I have nothing shown from three sides at this time. I'll have Manhattan Command on Tack 2. I'll be starting at 360. Probably single story, residential structure, ordinary construction, nothing shown for three sides. Manhattan Command, and talk to starting at 360 at 1747. Resti 10 from Manhattan Command. Go ahead. We're going to be Search Group 1. I need you to do a left-handed search of the structure with your ticking tools. Stand 4, left-handed search, tick and Commandantenger 1, you're gonna be fire attack. Go on.
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Location mentioned:
Near Manhattan St, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
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