Smoke inside structure near Richmond Highway possibly electrical fire, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, smoke was reported inside a structure near Richmond Highway at Lodges Tires, close to the cross streets of Cisco Avenue and Beaufort Avenue. The fire was possibly electrical. Fire units responded promptly. The fire was put out but may reignite. Additionally, a billboard's fire burned nearby grass.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 21, engine 22, engine 13, engine 17, engine 23, truck 10, truck 8, safety 1, Battalion 3, and Battalion 4.
00:11
Smoke inside a structure.
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Near Richmond Highway near Lodges Tires Incorporated.
00:18
Engine 21, Engine 22, Engine 13, Engine 17, Engine 23, Truck 10, Truck 8, Safety 1, Battalion 3, and Battalion 4.
00:29
Smoke inside a structure.
00:31
Near Richmond Highway near Lodges Tires Incorporated.
00:35
Cross streets are Cisco Avenue and Beaufort Avenue.
00:39
On tac Channel 4.
00:40
Timeout, 0418.
00:47
Cone and companies en route near Richmond Highway for the electrical fire.
00:52
Call that was an electrical fire, it was put out but may start again.
00:58
Advise also that the billboard burnt the grass.
01:01
Sean on companies en route for 20 hours.
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21 to 22.
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Go ahead, 21.
01:17
We're going to go to the address if you want to prepare a layout from us to Cisco and Richmond Highway.
01:22
We'll take and we'll stand by and let you know what we got.
01:29
Twenty to receive, we'll prepare it a reverse out from the address to the Hydro, District of the Highway.
01:39
When truck 10 is arriving, have a once-award commercial, got nothing visible from the alpha side.
01:46
Truck 10 will establish command and will be...
01:54
Copy the truck 10 on scene, one-side commercial, nothing visible alpha-side, has command to investigate enforcement in two hours.
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Location mentioned:
Richmond Hwy, Richmond, VA 23234
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