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Woman intentionally starts garage fire at homeAlbert Lea MN

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Paradise Road, Albert Lea, MN 56007

According to the dispatch call, firefighters and police responded to a garage fire at a split-level home near Paradise Road. A woman locked herself in the downstairs bathroom and admitted she started the fire intentionally. The fire was limited to items inside the garage, but smoke spread through the house.

Audio|Heard on: Freeborn County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
03:37
Transcript:
00:00
This is a Redshift callback, Redshift callback for a garage fire, attached garage.
00:14
(number withheld).
00:16
911.
00:20
911's around Paradise Road for the fire.
00:24
10.4.
00:29
(number withheld).
00:31
919.
00:34
We'll be another near Paradise Road.
00:37
It's clear.
00:38
10.4.
00:44
911. 919. 919.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:51
991 will have fair command that's is fr2.
00:56
919 copy fr2 you have correct.
01:10
919 (number withheld) 919.
01:14
919.
01:17
Do we know if everybody's not allowed?
01:20
He hung up on me.
01:21
I've gotten back on the line, but he's not answering my questions.
01:23
I do have a PD that just arrived on the scene.
01:26
I'm trying to try to give that answer.
01:29
John 4, thank you.
01:33
PD's working on getting everyone out right now.
01:39
(name withheld) working and getting everybody out.
01:48
Officer on scene is advising not fully involved, but items inside the garage are on fire.
01:58
Dr. Jeffrey.
02:07
9-19-2400, if you could advise officer, make sure all doors are shut.
02:14
10-4[1].
02:21
There is a female unseen that she started the fire purposely.
02:31
919, another update.
02:39
919, another update.
02:40
There is a lot of smoke inside the home as well.
02:47
919 copies a lot of smoke in sugar.
02:58
(number withheld).
03:01
Good.
03:03
There is a female locked in the downstairs restroom that states that she started the fire locked in the downstairs bathroom.
03:12
918, copy.
03:14
Female and down, locked in the downstairs bathroom.
03:25
919, (number withheld).
03:27
919.
03:30
We'll be on scene.
03:31
We have a split-level house, a small fire in the garage.
03:34
The garage door is open.
03:35
We conduct a fire attack and search and rescue.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)

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Location mentioned:
Paradise Road, Albert Lea, MN 56007

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