Structure fire causes road closure on US-52 in Bluewell, Bluewell WV
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a structure fire near US-52 and Warden Avenue in Bluewell, West Virginia. Heavy smoke was reported from the bay section of the building. Firefighters laid hose lines across Route 52, causing both lanes to be blocked. Law enforcement is rerouting traffic via Warden Avenue to manage the road closure.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety and WV State Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:41
Transcript:
00:00
Do you want to holler at one of the fire departments here at Millers and they want to pull to one side of this to block traffic and keep them off?
00:07
Canceling.
00:14
(number withheld).
00:23
(number withheld).
00:30
Hey, if you would,
00:33
y'all get one of those lines going into that bay area.
00:37
That's where everything's at is in this bayside.
00:41
We're already into the bays.
00:44
We're already into the bays.
00:47
I can see the heavy smoke coming out of the bay part of it.
01:01
Control this over, ma'am.
01:04
Correct, sir.
01:10
I'm going to just release some information you on Mosher fires that attack one of the state.
01:14
If I was law enforcement, they're getting ready to lay a line into this building.
01:19
Law enforcement may want to try to reroute traffic to Warden Avenue.
01:23
That'll reroute all this 52 traffic off to 52.
01:26
They're going to really lay a line across the road.
01:28
I have both lanes blocked.
01:31
Can't force, sir.
01:32
We'll go on us.
01:34
Control OEM 1.
01:37
Go ahead.
01:39
(number withheld)
01:42
Copy 1512 Sir,
01:45
I'm not sure who is I-Fee, however rescue 806 to know if you all need help, blocking traffic
01:53
(number withheld). Go ahead.
01:55
May 1741.
01:57
Help is for good.
01:59
Absolutely, if you can have 806, go on.
02:02
Just from where they're up to where Warden Avenue comes off there at the cemetery and divert all that traffic coming from Bluefield around Warden Avenue, that'll take care of that issue.
02:14
Control 31 is going to be clear.
02:16
All units be advised.
02:18
They're having to lay lines across 52 there in Bluewell.
02:22
Traffic will be shut down.
02:23
They did ask for assistance on trying to reroute traffic.
02:27
Copy yes, sir, will be.
02:30
Contemporary crew is operating on the white and red striped mode.
02:34
Have the tank.
02:35
Take a water lift.
02:37
Control AISC.
02:40
Come, Compton, stop right there.
02:43
Control 31 is only clear.
02:45
Control.
02:47
15-12.
02:49
Crews operating on Blue Handline, you have a quarter, quarter tank left.
02:54
County vehicles.
02:55
I'm not sure if you're monitoring the fire department's channel, but...
03:00
...and they said that if you wanted to go ahead and start to divert traffic to Warden Avenue...
03:08
Walk-off truck, quarter tank.
03:12
We're hooking the hydrant now.
03:16
Hey morning, can you turn these vehicles around up there and run over?
03:21
Control to any DNR unit?
03:26
Control 613.
03:27
613.
03:29
In-Routh PCH.
03:32
Copy 1513.
03:38
Control OEM-1, law enforcement is now in route.
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Location mentioned:
US-52 & Warden Ave, Bluewell, WV 24701
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