Fire contained after furnace sparks in Wisconsin home, Evansville WI
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a house fire near Madison Street in Evansville, Wisconsin. The fire started when a furnace sparked and ignited the floor on the second level. Residents evacuated safely. The fire was contained quickly with minimal visible damage.
Audio|Heard on: Rock County Public Safety
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02:51
Transcript:
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Engine 813, ambulance 843, engine 812, engine 815, Tower 831, Ambulance 841, Battalion 8, and all station alert respond to near Madison Street,
00:16
for a fire.
00:17
Residence.
00:19
Cross streets are West Wall Street and Laurel Avenue.
00:22
Time now 0856.
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Second level of the house.
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That part.
00:43
Ambulance 842 respond to near Madison Street, for a fire, residents.
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Cross streets are West Wall Street at Morrill Avenue.
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Time now, 0857.
01:07
Near Madison Street, cross street through Laurel Avenue to West Wall Street.
01:11
Important District is at James 1256 going for a furnace that's sparking and catching the floor on fire.
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It's attached to the wall and the callers are evacuating.
01:22
It's occurring on the second level of the house.
01:26
Lieutenant, they have his own.
01:33
Rockfire, 344, transporting Mercy.
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344 to Mercy.
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344 to Mercy.
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290 out on Madison.
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Please copy 290.
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Rock fire. You show 841 on scene.
02:00
Nothing showing from two sides.
02:01
Looks like we have a single story, or two-story single-family residential.
02:04
We'll be out in that day.
02:08
841 on scene.
02:14
314 and 23 a lot of them.
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314 so far.
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Let's finally bring a water can in.
02:26
The copy, it looks like a fire is just getting on the scene as well.
02:36
Sounds like 4.
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841 to all.
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Incoming units, sounds like they got a water can on it.
02:45
It's pretty much knocked down.
02:46
The fire inspector is advising all units, but 831 and 813, clear.
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Location mentioned:
S Madison St, Evansville, WI 53536
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