Fire alarm triggers evacuation near Portage Avenue bakery, South Bend IN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a bakery near Portage Avenue in South Bend led to an evacuation. Fire crews responded and began investigating the area. No fire was visible from outside. A separate caller threatened self-harm at a Western Avenue address. The suspect is described as a person wearing a gray shirt and purple pants. No weapons are known.
Audio|Heard on: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS
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02:49
Transcript:
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near Portage Avenue.
00:02
Alarm response.
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Commercial.
00:04
near Portage Avenue.
00:06
Respond on fireground, 1.946 hours.
00:11
71, 1038.38, ironwood, 123, north of us.
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Hyarwood and South Bend Avenue.
00:27
Highland, Odyssey,
00:28
289, November, Charlie, Echo, clocked.
00:32
Hiron, Wooden, Avenue.
00:38
Southern Company is responsible here at near Portage Avenue at Ward Bakery.
00:44
A lot of companies called in a general fire alarm, an evacuation of area.
00:48
No further needed, Ironwood, Southampton.
00:56
Clear.
01:01
No other unions needed to hirewood in Southampton.
01:12
128, 194771.
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191. 191.
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291.
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28.
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54.
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Go ahead.
01:29
We do not have received.
01:31
We do not have a feed except this prior arm.
01:33
They're trying to get a hold of the sandball at now.
01:36
Eaton, you're here.
01:39
Why don't you break your house?
01:41
Address from Rapid,
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48,
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54 of Western Avenue,
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caller threatening to kill himself,
01:51
no weapons known at this time.
01:54
Suspect is a (name withheld),
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gray shirt and purple pants,
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(number withheld) Western Avenue.
02:01
Good.
02:06
Just 2.
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Squad 91 from Hump.
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Section 2.
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Squad 91.
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11 and 1171.
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One 11.
02:22
If you had traffic from me, you're all broken up and didn't copy any of it.
02:28
Evacuation in progress.
02:29
We're going to go in and investigate.
02:31
We'll have ford Schmidt.
02:35
We don't have a key on this ring to reset the alarm, so we're trying to get a hold of the champlain reps.
02:42
Clearance two is unseen at Ward Bakery.
02:45
Nothing showing from the exterior.
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No one of the investigation will be investigating and have command.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Portage Ave, South Bend, IN 46616
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