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Small fire sparks urgent response at Washington Metro station, Washington DC
Fire & ArsonA small fire broke out from burning paper under the third rail near the Archives-Navy Memorial Metro station. Emergency crews quickly extinguished the flames and monitored the area for any remaining hazards.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
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06:18
Transcript:
00:00
We found the fire.
00:01
We found the fire. How you copy?
00:03
Okay, what?
00:05
You keep your phone.
00:06
How you copy?
00:08
Okay, so trying to get rid of it?
00:12
I'm in front of it, I'm looking.
00:15
Okay.
00:17
I think the train is right here.
00:20
It's right in front of the train.
00:21
How do you copy?
00:22
Okay. Do you have a train marker train 7.30?
00:25
40. I never walk past the end gate.
00:27
I'm right here.
00:29
I'm right here with the site.
00:31
I have located the source.
00:33
Burning paper underneath the third rail.
00:35
Okay,
00:37
burning paper.
00:39
Loud and 12.
00:40
Okay.
00:42
Double zero. How you copy?
00:43
Train 7304, Pico Trainmarker for me over.
00:48
044 plus double zero.
00:51
Foxxhawn. I copy it.
00:54
Foxx204, 4 plus double zero.
00:56
You train 730 over.
00:58
Do you? You want me to get this tried extinguishing? Put it out.
01:06
Fire extinguisher, let me know when you have your fire extinguisher and you hang, keep down, give me a radio check over.
01:17
It's, uh, trial, down the gateway 611.
01:23
The department of the ground zero speak.
01:26
We got to be most 111 block to November 98, 5,02.
01:31
Lunarreal v.
01:32
We don't know.
01:34
I have brought in a weeknight Robo C.O.2.
01:37
Most level one, Lulnerville Reed, I would say, you want to.
01:41
Good job, be over.
01:42
This doesn't control, though.
01:47
I got the Friday's thing with you.
01:52
Train 730, just keep your train down, train 730, let me know when you key it out over.
02:01
Copy you are, key down.
02:04
I'm turning 7.30 UR.
02:06
key down at this time over.
02:11
One minute, one minute right then,
02:13
90 seconds for the number it's over.
02:19
Just as I was shutting the doors, train already pulled off.
02:38
Let's see that at the time of...
02:45
Okay.
02:48
I've got the personal health.
02:52
Okay, I'm trying to set a time.
02:54
The time you're in a 40-calf.
02:55
Um,
02:59
get that fire, and put a fire.
03:12
Thank you. Such as well.
03:18
Susky Trouble Trackerender 625.
03:23
Crossing 625.
03:24
Time about for me, please,
03:25
0.
03:30
310.
03:31
You'll reverse A and go back at service.
03:33
I'll let you know when you play a train 531.
03:38
Central 439, truck 1, nail it roll over.
03:43
Train 531, 1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-2.
03:48
Straight.
04:10
You cop me over?
04:24
I can check y'all.
04:27
I'm sorry, Crickon.
04:29
Do you want to try at Mount Vernon 12?
04:32
You're in 40 over? No.
04:34
In 253, nine, top one, the road over.
04:39
Unit 40, be advised.
04:42
We want to try one more time.
04:46
Over.
04:49
Okay, you're going to try it again? It was unsuccessful over?
04:55
Stand by Central O.
04:57
A train 531, waterfront track, over.
05:01
Train 531, you're supposed to the block to the turn back.
05:03
Key now, we don't have you cleared and lock in that Navy Yard.
05:06
You're clearing us in the lock in the Navy Yard.
05:08
Reverts the name as a moving back in service to our branch of the train 531 over.
05:14
I'm going to reverse hands right now, head back to, uh,
05:18
clear the same way.
05:19
No, you're not clear.
05:21
No, you're not clear.
05:22
Trane 531. I'll let you know when you clear over.
05:25
Train 531.
05:26
331. You reversing it at this time over?
05:29
I'm on the move, Patrick.
05:31
I don't know, the request, please, man, 3-3-1, on the move.
05:34
I copy 2331.
05:36
Sheriff, are you keyed up on your Huntington, and you got their loan at Chalio 804, crossing over Track 1 and Track 3.
05:40
I'm from Pennsylvania, Pentagon City, Track 2,8.
05:42
Gumaka, 3rd Pescelas, that only, 231, over.
05:46
3531,
05:48
maybe on 40,
05:50
be advised I was able to successfully put out burning the breach at this time.
05:56
How you copy over?
05:58
I'm 2040, the fire is out at 9.33 a.m.
06:02
Is it safe for train moving off? Also, be advised.
06:06
There are other items like a tile underneath of the third rail.
06:11
It's not on fire at this time.
06:14
Later on tonight, we probably want to get someone to come on remove.
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Location mentioned:
Archives-Navy Mem’l - Penn Quarter Station, Washington, DC 20004
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