Basement fire at Albany home caused by candle, Albany NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a candle caused a fire in the basement of a home near Grandview Terrace in Albany. The occupants attempted to extinguish the fire with a garden hose while still inside.
Audio|Heard on: Albany City and Colonie, Police, Fire and EMS
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00:47
Transcript:
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Attention Engine 5, Truck 1, Engine 9, Truck 4, Rescue 9, Engine 1.
00:05
Rescue Squad Battalion 2, an alarm of fire being transmitted near Grandview Terrace.
00:12
The fire is in the basement, occupants are still in the house trying to fight the fire with a garden hose.
00:20
Cross Street 2nd Avenue, repeating for engine 5, truck 1, engine 9, truck 4, rescue 9, engine 1, rescue squad battalion 2, an alarm of fire near Grandview Terrace.
00:36
The candle lit the basement on fire,
00:40
occupants are still in the house trying to fight the fire with a garden hose.
00:44
Cross Street, 2nd Avenue.
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Location mentioned:
Grandview Terrace, Albany, NY 12202
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