Structure fire at Lafayette home with exploding car batteries, Lafayette IN
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Fire & ArsonA residential structure fire occurred near Frederick Drive in Lafayette. The garage was on fire with visible flames, and exploding car batteries were reported inside. Fire and emergency units responded and are attacking the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire
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03:50
Transcript:
00:00
Homeowner is advising county that apparently there's some batteries, some car batteries that are exploding inside the garage at this time.
00:10
Batteries in the garage, copy.
00:16
Dispass medic three?
00:19
Three.
00:22
We are clear eastern available.
00:33
Thank you. Okay.
00:42
Engine 9 is arriving.
00:43
We do have smoke and flames visible.
00:45
Two-story residential.
00:47
It's going to be a garage fire.
00:48
Engine 9 is going to be fire attacked.
00:50
There's a plug on Frederick Drive and Lux right to corner.
00:55
That's clear.
01:01
Just such, ninety five.
01:03
Mani five.
01:05
Poor railroad, are you?
01:12
Good. Hey water!
01:23
What's it?
01:29
Did you know, charge the line.
01:36
Lafayette, Quint 5's arrived.
01:38
Quint 5 will have command, Quinn 5 will also be established in water supply.
01:44
Charge arrived!
01:47
The line's charge, we're chasing cakes.
01:54
Mark is there!
01:57
In for nine, poor dresser!
02:00
Nine, do you have water inside?
02:08
No, that's just four, come out!
02:14
Five minutes, nine.
02:23
Lafayette, come in.
02:26
Go ahead.
02:31
360 is complete.
02:33
We now have black and gray smoke also coming out of the front door off the side of the structure.
02:40
Point five engine nine.
02:43
Go for command.
02:45
We got water on the fire.
02:47
Have somebody get that overhead door open.
02:51
Go with traffic again, please.
02:57
You can get a clear to open the overhead door on the outside.
03:02
Squad two, you'll have primary search.
03:10
They can't file an engine line.
03:12
Go for nine.
03:17
See if somebody can open that bottom door from the outside.
03:25
I can't understand your traffic.
03:30
See if somebody can open the ground door from the outside.
03:39
Hopi, thank you.
03:41
Ladder three upon your arrival, take two, your man,
03:44
and open that garage door from the front, please.
03:49
Ten's arrived.
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Lafayette, IN
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