Structure fire with fatality in Michigan building, Genesee County MI
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structure fire on S Ballenger Hwy involving multiple floors. The first floor search was clear, but an obvious fatality was found on the second floor. The fire crews are actively operating with water lines and ventilation.
Audio|Heard on: Flint City Fire
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04:28
Transcript:
00:00
Off the interior,
00:02
You guys are a primary third.
00:05
The same driver.
00:11
Search on the first floor.
00:13
Primary search on the first floor is negative.
00:16
I confirm primary first floor is negative.
00:21
I seek out.
00:27
I see the radio.
00:31
Go ahead.
00:37
Court Street will be shut down between Ballenger Highway.
00:40
Near Johnson, near Johnson.
00:43
Copy.
00:55
Thank you, y'all.
01:02
We have a confirmed fatality on the second floor.
01:06
It will be a case.
01:12
Did you say the second floor?
01:18
Affirmative, we have a confirmed fatality on the second floor.
01:23
Yes, on the radio.
01:25
Go ahead.
01:31
Happy?
01:34
Interior, after that.
01:40
Talk of that.
01:47
Primary search of the basement is negative.
01:51
I confirm primary basement negative.
01:53
Okay.
02:00
Is the fatality obvious?
02:04
Can you repeat?
02:06
You said obvious fatality?
02:09
Okay,
02:11
ma'am.
02:12
Obvious fatality.
02:15
Alright, go ahead and secure the area, leave them there.
02:19
Copy.
02:22
And after you hit that second line, go to the first floor.
02:27
We have a line on the first floor.
02:35
They are entering again now.
02:38
Copy.
02:39
Have whoever on the line.
02:46
Watch how they are setting in.
02:48
You get a lot of water hammers.
02:59
Thank you. Seventh to first.
03:01
The first floor.
03:08
Ready for the fan.
03:09
We are ready for the fan.
03:11
I'll do that.
03:12
Call out one.
03:14
You can get that fan.
03:20
Fan is off.
03:27
Crew.
03:32
Bluffs, crew.
03:35
Thank you.
03:37
Come out the bottom.
03:39
I'm there.
03:40
Thank you.
03:49
Over.
03:52
What floor?
03:57
Interior second floor.
04:03
Repeat.
04:06
Interior,
04:07
second floor.
04:13
Okay, make a face and paper shaper.
04:16
Let's make that confirmation.
04:20
Paper.
04:23
They make face-to-face meeting outside on the east side near the street.
04:28
Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
S Ballenger Hwy, Michigan
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