Smoke reported in basement led to building evacuation, Huntington WV
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Fire & ArsonSmoke was reported in the basement electrical room of a building near Route 60 and Pinecrest in Huntington. The building was evacuated, and multiple fire stations were dispatched to respond to the possible structure fire.
Audio|Heard on: Cabell County Public Safety
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04:27
Transcript:
00:00
4020 Route 60 at 104.
00:05
Time calls for a fire alarm.
00:08
We have a public officer on scene.
00:10
He says in the basement there is some smoke.
00:13
Station 200 option, second in code.
00:21
We can go ahead and back up warm paperwork to the regional.
00:29
Yes.
00:37
And also federal probation violations.
00:53
It's traffic.
01:01
Now, Barboursville police officers on scene there.
01:04
He just read the call and was in the area so he stopped by and he said there is some smoke in the basement.
01:09
I'm on the phone with the ground getting further detail.
01:19
2.31 on the route station.
01:29
Copy 2.31, 4020 Route 60 at Prestera, Pinecrest.
01:36
The Barboursville officers on scene.
01:38
He said that everybody's out of the building and there is some smoke on the basement electrical floor.
01:49
There is a possible structure fire and start automatic gate.
01:56
Fire.
02:00
Fire.
02:02
Hi.
02:36
Properties and the employees here are saying that they were just charging out of top skid.
02:43
Thank you.
02:47
Call me 244.
02:49
Station 200 Alchair unit, possible structure fire, 4020 Route 60.
02:54
4020 Route 60 up to Sierra Prime Crest.
02:58
Those officers on scene and advise everyone by the building and there's some smoke on the electrical floor in the basement.
03:03
Station 200 all two in a unit second.
03:06
Possible structure fire now.
03:09
200 units.
03:29
I think you've got everybody out,
03:31
the electric room in the basement,
03:33
but had a little bit of smoke in it, but I didn't see any actual flame inside.
04:04
7,800.
04:07
4020 Route 60 at Piscata Pinecrest for a possible structure fire.
04:14
Ridgeway came in as a fire alarm.
04:16
Also officers on scene said they saw smoke in the building.
04:20
So return now, the structure fire now.
04:23
Two hundred already en route.
04:25
Station 600, Station 700, Station 800, Station 800, Station 800.
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Location mentioned:
US-60, Huntington, WV 25705
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