Garage fire with explosions threatens nearby houses, Reynoldsburg OH
Fire & ArsonA detached two-car garage near Blueview Drive Southwest is on fire with loud explosions heard. Two nearby houses are at risk. Large acetylene tanks are present at the site. A bystander reports someone may be inside the garage.
Audio|Source: Licking County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Firements for the Battalion 4-1.
00:04
Okay, 4-1.
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This is going to be a garage on fire.
00:10
Call-taker can hear loud pops from the background of something exploding inside the garage. Did you want us to upgrade this to working?
00:22
Just hold the assignment for right now.
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Okay.
00:30
Control Battalion 141 responding.
00:33
Battalion 141 responding?
00:39
Fire control engine 141 is in route.
00:45
Engine 141 in route.
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Fire control, Vitalian 1401 in route.
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Fire control, Vitalian 141.
00:56
Correction, Battalion's 401.
01:00
Okay, 4-1.
01:02
We've now received three calls on this.
01:08
Okay, good, make it a working sign.
01:11
You're clear.
01:21
Engine 161, Battalion,
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591, support 401, working residential fire, engine 161, battalion 591, support 401,
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near Blueview Drive Southwest, cross street, street, dead end,
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and Main Street, Southwest.
01:42
Working residential fire, respond on 45OPS 2.
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Air Control Rescue 5992 is in route.
01:57
Rescue 592 en route.
01:58
Enter 403 fire control.
02:01
Number three, fire control. Ender 4-3, go ahead.
02:08
On the scene,
02:10
it's like a two-car garage.
02:14
We do have a,
02:15
it is a detached garage, we do have two houses with exposures. It's like off of the vehicle with exposures.
02:22
Only four and two and a half.
02:24
Inger 404, you can supply it.
02:27
You can get a water supply at Inger 43. Inger 4.3 will have a noble plan.
02:36
In 403 on scene, two car garage, two houses with exposure, engine four through have mobile command.
02:46
Type 4-0-4-1, car control on the seam, type 4-1, sign.
02:50
What's that, Hank?
02:55
Go ahead.
02:57
I understand you got engine 404 going water supply.
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You're attacking with the two and a half.
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You also have engine 402 on the scene. What do you need?
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We also support an engine three quarter.
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We just need a good water supply and get water flowing.
03:17
Okay,
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that's four or one fire control. We go ahead and take command.
03:29
If we're a retired 401 taking command.
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402, go ahead and come up.
03:35
This is 403.
03:38
You're clear. Elton 403 is 2.5.
03:50
Jay and Hank, we don't have any involvement with the structure.
03:55
The occupied structure, is that correct?
03:59
Can you repeat that?
04:01
Do you have any involvement of the occupied structure?
04:07
Negative.
04:10
Okay, how far away are you from it?
04:13
Uh,
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30, 40 feet.
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I have a bystander here that's advising that someone has actually possibly in that structure.
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If anyone is able, we can get a... ...account on anybody outside or inside, please.
04:43
Excuse, 592.
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District 4 to engine 403. I'll give you a finer from up here.
05:01
We got large oxy-settling tanks on the Charlie side of the structure.
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...up with the large settling tanks.
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My standard stating there's a brother that possibly lives in that garage.
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Location mentioned:
Near Blueview Dr SW, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
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