Smoke seen on roof of Truth Lounge in Toledo, Toledo OH

Smoke seen on roof of Truth Lounge in Toledo

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/11/2025 11:13 PM (PDT)

Near Telegraph Rd, Toledo, OH 43612

Emergency crews are responding to smoke seen coming from the roof of a building called Truth Lounge in Toledo. The fire is not visible, but smoke has been reported.

Audio|Source: Toledo Police Central Dispatch

01:56

Transcript:
00:00
One twenty.
00:01
One twenty.
00:06
Uh, we have a building and smoking over here.
00:09
I'll get your nitrogen.
00:11
Copy.
00:16
We are across from Platon.
00:18
We are across from Platon.
00:21
In the Mikey.
00:23
What's like to repeat?
00:25
Across from Platinum.
00:34
It's going to be the Truth Lounge, the plaza across the street from Buck's Platinum, and there is smoke coming from the top of it.
00:44
Copy.
00:49
And we got one in a vehicle.
00:53
Michigan played Edward Queen Young 3.5, 5, 6.
00:57
If you don't already have anybody coming, we just send us another crew.
01:03
Three-ten, we head that way.
01:06
Copy.
01:08
Two eleven, Frank, we'll have that way.
01:14
Tommy.
01:19
So anyway, you need any more, Joe's eighties.
01:26
Hey, excuse me, I was watching.
01:28
Okay.
01:34
One twenty.
01:35
One twenty.
01:41
So we can't actually see the fire, but we can hear it.
01:47
Okay.
01:48
One twenty, we have one to times.
01:55
One to change.

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Near Telegraph Rd, Toledo, OH 43612

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TPDs has come out the back here right where I'm at, but I'm going to need some eyes on this. I can smell it too. I don't know if it's outside. A small fire, I don't know if it's inside, so we're going to start investigating. Medicaid, go ahead and gear up. I'm going to have you help. Jeep 19s is on scene, too. Do you want us to sit on the hydrant for the time meeting or do you want more eyes on it? 19s, go ahead and leave your driver there. We can hand stretch that once you come up with me. I bet you right there come up with me in gear. I think they said this door is open, so we're going to make entry. Copy. Division 23 is on scene. Mac 19 is on scene. Engine 17 is on scene. Engine 13, it's going to be code 2. Police are notified, not yet in route. 13, okay. Truck 17[2], when you get here, pull right in the parking lot, I'm going to have you get on the roof and get the mic. I'm going to do the orientation towards platinum. So that's how it's going to go from here. That's going to be side alpha. Side Bravo will be facing the old North Town Mall, and side delta will be facing Alexis. So I'm going to be standing on side alpha, the main entrance. I've got smoke showing from the roof. There's a door that has been forced open on the Bravo Charlie Corner. On the Bravo side, we need to get in there. Let's see if we can investigate. That engine right there, go ahead and stop. And let's go in that side door. All right, now, units, this is a commercial building. These are metal doors. It's going to be very hard to force. So, what's the heavy squad do I have coming? Rescue 7. Squad 7 is pulling up on scene now. Squad 7, I want you pull right in front. This is going to be side alpha. And I need you as my orientation spot. I need you in front and then we'll go from there. Same with truck 17. I'm with truck 17. Probably this is I got smoke coming. from the roof at the Bravo Charlie Corner. So I just need eyes inside. See what we can do. My team's got an open door. Engine 17 to command. We're forcing a door on side, Charlie, as well. Command clear. Let me know somebody gets inside. That's it, Spot 7 right here. This is the squad 7 pulled right up in front. I'm going to use my orientation. So that'll be the command post. And that's side alpha for everyone else. Dispatch, you and I notified battalion four of this and is he in or out? Stand by. Truck 7th, 1813. Clear truck 17. However you want to get in there, you can get to the roof. Let me see what looks like up there, please. Either from the site alpha or the site Charlie, whatever you see fit. 17, okay. So Command's at Truck 17, you'll be pulling in the side, Charlie side, the back side. But whatever side do you think is best? I got squad seven sitting on the Alpha side. In the 13th stage for TV. Hey, Chief, Mr. 18, we got the main door open. That's clear. 228. That's clear. 228. Do you see it outside, Alpha? Yes, for Engine 18[3]. 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