Smoke from fridge fire at apartment building, Watertown WI
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Fire & ArsonA fridge caught fire and produced smoke in an apartment building at the Johnson Arms Apartments near North Water Street. The two-story residential structure was evacuated and no flames were visible when firefighters arrived, who established command at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Lake Mills Police/Fire, Jefferson County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Charleston County doing Zonia Fire.
00:06
8302, go ahead.
00:09
My caller called back by, I think that is the fridge that was on fire.
00:13
It sounds like it's still actively smoking.
00:18
Sony Fire copies.
00:24
On this, VATG, Engine 61.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:29
VEGY-1s on team.
00:33
Copy.
00:38
632 traffic.
00:42
632.
00:46
Business 26 and Hackpardth Road with Wisconsin, Adam Charles Sam, (number withheld).
00:52
Adam Charles Sam, (number withheld).
00:56
Temper.
01:04
816-1-0-0-0.
01:06
8361.
01:09
8361. 8361-0.
01:16
Acknowledgement/Affirmative.
01:17
State attention 61.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:24
Can you confirm the address? We checked near North Water apartment 309.
01:28
That was not the correct department.
01:35
That's 8681.
01:36
8681.
01:39
8681.
01:42
8681, 8651 back in quarters.
01:45
So far.
01:51
Watertown dispatch of 41-61.
01:54
Go ahead.
01:57
I did confirm the address with a female, however, the phone number is pinging near Northwater.
02:02
I don't know if she didn't hear me correctly.
02:04
Near Northwater, the Johnson Arms Apartments.
02:08
61 copies will be responding near Northwater.
02:12
Copy. Copy.
02:19
8361.
02:22
8361. 361 is on scene.
02:26
We have a two-story residential structure.
02:29
We have nothing showing at this time.
02:30
Everyone's evacuated.
02:32
8303 will soon command until 8302 arrives on scene.
02:38
104.
02:44
That's engine 61.
02:46
Good.
02:49
61 is not seen cold on Norfolkwater.
02:52
Copy.
02:57
Section County, 8391.
03:02
A3991. 8391.
03:04
8391 en route.
03:07
Temper.
03:10
Dispatch 8302.
03:15
A302. On location, I'll have command.
03:18
Two-four.
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Location mentioned:
N Water St Aprt 115, Watertown, WI 53094
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