Shed fire near dumpsters behind restaurant extinguished, West Lafayette IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 04:53 PM

Near US-52, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Fire crews responded to a small fire in a shed near the dumpsters behind Freddy's Steakburgers near US Highway 52. Upon arrival, no active flames were found, only burnt firewood. The fire was extinguished and the scene was cleared.

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Transcript:

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1501 50202 live 50404-1503 standby for fire structure at Freddy's Steakburgers near US Highway 52

00:14

Digital Wabash Fire, Wabash, 601, Wabash Fire, Structure Fire,

00:20

Freddy, Steakburgers, near US Highway 52,

00:25

Highway 52 West, for the shed by the dumpsters on fire.

00:28

Till now, time, 1955.

00:33

1015,

00:37

501, 501, 502, Ladder 1502, Ladder 15104, Quint 1503.

00:41

The amount of Freddy steak burgers near US Highway 52.

00:46

Shed by the dumpsters behind the building is on fire.

00:49

Go to Metro 1 with Wabash.

00:56

Okay, well, NADC, being route to Freddy Steakburger's near US Highway 52.

01:00

Reference a small structure fire.

01:05

Ambulance too from Westminster.

01:10

15-0-2-0-0-0.

01:13

6-5-0-0.

01:15

3-5-2.

01:19

Dispatch, Battalion 15 responding.

01:21

5-0-4 in row.

01:26

5401 will be in route.

01:29

West Lovie Fire Edge, 1501s in route.

01:33

1501s in route.

01:39

1503 in route.

01:40

1503 in route.

01:47

All responding units just a heads up.

01:51

This could be grease storage for the restaurant.

02:14

Dispatch, 1601's arriving,

02:17

no fire active on the shed,

02:19

we'll be out investigating.

02:21

Click.

02:22

1601, so we'll respond to units, you can still your runs.

02:30

There's some burnt firewoods with the back of the shed.

02:34

He's up.

02:36

1504 is on scene.

02:40

1503 on scene.

02:47

Battalion 1501 is clear on the fire's out, all respond, signal 50.

02:53

1501, you can disregard the call.

02:57

1501's clear, break dispatch, 151 can clear the team available.

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