Residence fire with flames reported on Willow Avenue, Altoona PA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire at a residence near Willow Avenue and 5th Street in Altoona, PA. Flames were seen coming from the building, but it was unknown if anyone was inside. Multiple fire units and chiefs were dispatched. A fire hydrant was located at the corner of 5th and Willow for water supply.
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01:42
Transcript:
00:00
Willow Avenue at 5th Street, Offside, 310-2 for a walling fire, Department 300, 721.
00:12
311, respond.
00:19
352 respond.
00:21
Assistant Chief Real1 is responding.
00:25
Andy 312 responding.
00:29
Three and fourteen respond.
00:37
Three C three hundred units.
00:38
You're responding to 722.
00:40
The corner of Little Lab history,
00:43
for a structure fire,
00:45
flames coming out of the residence, unknown if anybody's inside.
00:57
Tracy, you're enrauded 720.
01:03
We're going to pull past on 5th, 621.
01:12
311-3503. Just confirming, you can come off a 5th or 4th? Doesn't matter, we came off Willow, pass the structure on 5th.
01:26
Got it.
01:32
312, I got a hydrant at the corner of 5th and Willow.
01:40
We got water on the park.
01:41
We've got water on the park on the outside.
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Location mentioned:
Willow Ave & 5th St, Altoona, PA 16601
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