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Structural collapse with multiple victims near Tower Road, Catawba County NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/10/2025 11:10 AM

NC-16 & Tower Rd, North Carolina 28650

A structural collapse occurred near Short Tower Road and Highway 16 in North Carolina. Multiple victims are involved. Emergency units and air transport were requested to respond.

Audio|Heard on: Hickory City Public Safety

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02:6

Transcript:

00:00

Two more additional units and an emergency response for a structural collapse.

00:16

The unit call and this is C-man.

00:17

I think we walk over you.

00:18

Can you repeat?

00:21

We need a bird in the air and two additional units and we need for one for structural collapse.

00:28

Ten forth.

00:30

Benet his truck two is on scene.

00:33

Truck.

00:36

32, need to respond to the request of Medic 31, reference structural collapse, 1050 with multiple victims.

00:41

Time out.

00:43

Near Short Tower Road.

00:47

Pedic 32 and Ralph.

00:53

Flights out of north south town is full of order completely out.

00:59

T and 4 must be a power issue.

01:08

Do cars, stand by the check.

01:17

4 North Highway 16.

01:19

1-2-3-4 north at NC Highway 16.

01:22

Timeout, 1412.

01:28

Fast-catch to the incident.

01:30

1-2-64, short-tower road, timeout 1412.

01:35

See, Mademetic, 38 is responding.

01:40

38, 10, 4, 1412.

01:44

31, this is, um, command, this is 31.

01:52

Aircraft field was in here.

01:54

We've been real busy in here where they want more than one helicopter or just a one.

02:02

We've got all greens out here.

02:04

There's probably be refusals.

02:05

You can cancel any further.

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NC-16 & Tower Rd, North Carolina 28650

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