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Structure fire reported at abandoned apartment near Walnut AvenueFairmont WV

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Walnut Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554

A structure fire was reported near Walnut Avenue at an abandoned apartment building. Flames were visible on the porch. Fire responders are on scene managing the fire.

Audio|Heard on: Fairmont Police and Fire and Marion County Sheriff and EMS
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03:38
Transcript:
00:00
Near Walnut Avenue structure fire.
00:02
All stations are swamped.
00:05
Near Walnut Avenue structure fire 0.59.58.
00:14
2.0. Fairmont.
00:16
I copied this can for the structure fire, Walnut.
00:18
What's the details?
00:21
Carers and passers-by report tall flames on the porch.
00:25
It should be an abandoned apartment building.
00:29
7-4. Interrap.
00:32
7-4. 7-myself 314.
00:39
I'm running around as well.
00:40
2.4.
00:50
403 responding near Walnut Avenue structure fire, 31959.
01:00
C4 responding.
01:01
C4 responding.
01:03
C4 responding to 99.
01:05
Crachy Command 4.
01:08
4.4. 40 more, respondent.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:12
55, into 41 responding, near Walnut Avenue, structure fire, 0955.
01:19
On a bypass, I advise that there was a small fire on the porch.
01:24
It appeared to be an abandoned apartment building, but he was unsure if people still live there or not.
01:32
No.
01:34
No. No.
01:38
242 responding to the drivers.
01:42
Safety for respondent.
01:45
Safety for responding to insurance.
01:49
Forty-two from RISC-5.
01:55
Stationed twice.
01:56
Stationed twice is trying to sports.
01:59
Ten hundred dollars.
02:04
Receive.
02:19
Hi, Daddy.
02:25
I copy your traffic, can you repeat?
02:29
It's recycling, Ben.
02:30
I got it off the porch for now.
02:32
Still on fire, though.
02:36
Acknowledgment / Message received.
02:49
Rescue 5 on 3-0-10-0.
02:52
41.
02:58
43 is on scene.
03:01
43 on scene 10-0-10.
03:05
41-1-6. 41 on paint-0-10.
03:13
242. 42, Rescue, 5, and Transvert Central.
03:17
The city, 42 is in Route Central.
03:22
42 in Route Central, 1002.
03:28
21 Scene, 1002.
03:31
Clear,
03:34
scene, in service.
03:36
2.4 in service, 1032.

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Walnut Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554

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