Fire at vacant commercial building with heavy smoke, Garden City MI
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a vacant commercial building near Middlebelt Road in Garden City. The building showed heavy smoke. Fire crews performed an exterior attack and completed a building assessment. No suspicious activity was found.
Audio|Heard on: Wayne County Public Safety
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04:32
Transcript:
00:00
Epi's en route.
00:01
I have a vacant building, showing thick smoke.
00:07
(name withheld) 3076.
00:09
(name withheld) 3076.
00:11
I'll be at Heinz on Middlebelt Hill.
00:14
And there's about 15 cars here, several sweaters.
00:17
Copy.
00:19
Hi, the middle belt, you know, 1719.
00:22
Townsend Station 10.
00:28
Rescue, 10, Quint, you're needed.
00:31
You have a vacant building at 6262 Middle Belt, which is thick smoke.
00:36
That's 6262 Middle Belt, Station 10.
00:42
Quintan, Captain,
00:44
I got out of the wait.
00:46
Okay, stick great smoke, right next to AutoZone.
00:50
Attention station 2, engine 12, question 2.
00:53
You're needed at (number withheld) West Michigan for a 75-year-old male with chest pains.
01:00
(number withheld) West Michigan, Station 2, engine 12, rescue 2.
01:06
Very way, radio.
01:08
Tension 12, right, 2,
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Washington.
01:11
Okay.
01:13
Question 3 quarters.
01:15
1720?
01:16
Yes, man. Just a driver who accidentally put their vehicle into manual mold instead of leaving it in automatic.
01:24
The offset here.
01:26
Have to go ahead, please.
01:30
Squad 5 to Beaumont Farm can help me.
01:33
Squad right to Walmart.
01:35
6-2-2-0. I can't get an address for you, but there's heavy smoke showing from the building, at the small building,
01:44
just south of the mall.
01:49
Just batch, like that.
01:51
Quick, take-ahead.
01:53
Okay, heavy smoke showing small building just south of...
01:57
Agent 5 is clear.
02:00
Advice autoid units, we have a working fire contact nearby nights as well.
02:07
We're calling now, sir.
02:11
Point hands on scene, correct address will be 6254, we'll be on a 360 and exterior attack.
02:21
Engine 13 is clear.
02:24
Manager's need to have contact.
02:26
Somebody to come out with a 50 alarm.
02:29
Okay, 6254.
02:30
That's at 1721.
02:33
Wonder Freddy, I'll be clear.
02:35
FD. found no issues.
02:37
Okay, sir.
02:39
As your 13 is clear.
02:40
I'm returning.
02:45
15 radio. Hi.
02:56
Dispatch from command.
02:59
360's complete is going to be the south side of the building.
03:05
4 radio.
03:06
Go ahead.
03:08
Four going.
03:11
Attention station six.
03:13
He's going to have 6254 middle belt.
03:16
That's going to be 6254 middle belt.
03:18
That's a working fire.
03:19
Garden City is on scene.
03:22
6250 is the fire building.
03:26
Four, we need contact with the homeowner.
03:28
It's going to be a false alarm.
03:29
You should both things, Claire.
03:32
I don't know that day.
03:33
You'll give me a strip mall.
03:35
The closest address for the actual hotspot is going to be 6248, part of the door.
03:39
4. Okay.
03:41
Engine 13, copy.
03:43
Engine 13 in a row.
03:44
Copy. Copy 6248.
03:46
It's okay.
03:52
Seriously, radio.
03:54
Hi. Radio. Radio.
03:55
Radio.
03:58
All units on scene, 6250 is the prior door.
04:04
Second from the south.
04:05
Thank you.
04:09
Three.
04:11
Nothing suspicious to report.
04:12
We'll be clearing caddy.
04:14
Attention stations 2 and Battalion 1.
04:16
Engine 2, Rescue 2, Battalion 1 you're needed.
04:19
6254 Middle Belt.
04:20
It's going to be auto-weight in the City of Garden City.
04:22
It's going to be a vacant commercial property, heavy stick smoke coming from it.
04:28
6254 middle belts in the City of Garden City, engine 2, rescue 2, and Battalion 1-2.
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Location mentioned:
Middlebelt Rd, Garden City, MI 48135
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