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Vehicle fire in parking lot near East McClainGainesville TX

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audio iconFire & Arson
Gainesville, TX 76240

A blue Ford Escape caught fire in the engine compartment in a parking lot near East McClain. There was black smoke visible, but no other vehicles or structures were affected.

Audio|Heard on: Gainesville / Cooke County Public Safety
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01:5
Transcript:
00:00
Point three, East Baccon and South Denton,
00:03
Baccon and Denton for a vehicle fire, timeout 836,
00:09
or correction 838.
00:18
Receive Point of 3.
00:20
This is going to be in the parking lot.
00:23
I believe at 213 East McCona.
00:25
It's going to have a blue Ford escape in the parking lot with fire in the engine compartment.
00:30
There are no exposures.
00:33
...the corner from that vehicle fire, I do see black smoke.
00:44
Dispatch from point three.
00:47
Point three good.
00:53
We're going to have an SUV with fire showing wrap from the hand of compartment.
00:57
We'll be out for extinguishment.
00:59
Coent three have command.
01:02
Recy, fire in the compartment point three half command.

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Gainesville, TX 76240

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  1. Fire Extinguished and Vehicle Released
  2. Fire Observed
  3. Incident Location Clarified
  4. Initial Dispatch

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