Garage fire explosion causes severe burn injury, Northport MI
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Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a garage fire with an explosion near North Moran Street in Northport, Michigan. One person was severely burned. A welding tank in the garage caused the explosion. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire and evaluating the injured person's condition.
Audio|Heard on: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County District 7 MSP Digital Fire / Police
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
We're going on to Northport, Firebox 603, respond with law enforcement to near North Moran Street for a garage that is on fire.
00:12
Reporting parties are outside.
00:14
611, 612, 622,
00:18
593, 911,
00:23
911, 711.
00:28
I'll be 10-8[1].
00:30
Okay.
00:36
I'm sorry, show you back in the county.
00:40
4539, go ahead.
00:42
Can you show me at 54-86? Think it's road to the other than the status.
00:50
Please.
00:55
Do I want to show an hour out?
01:01
I don't know if I'll find out any of threes you know.
01:05
Thank you. I see that just finding information that I have handed my call.
01:10
My partner still on to it, but this is the result of an explosion in the garage.
01:15
I have one person injured from the explosion.
01:18
There is an accident tank in the garage for a welder.
01:28
I find that injury.
01:31
Go ahead.
01:33
Did you say this was burn injuries?
01:39
He wasn't very clear on the extent of his injuries.
01:42
She said that his states looked black.
01:47
And then...
01:48
You see if we have an Eno available for a plane, just case there.
01:54
1783, I am still gathering information from the RP.
01:57
She said that part of her husband's face-informed.
02:00
No.
02:06
We on our hand is 611, alpha 692 will be in a row.
02:10
We do have some points from our station.
02:14
1445.
02:16
9-11 from now.
02:19
1445. 1445.
02:24
Six-o-one wrote.
02:27
Six-one.
02:33
We held on.
02:40
Well, engine 611 will be on scene.
02:43
We have smoke showing.
02:45
There's a hydrogen back at the corner behind us if the incoming could grab that.
02:48
We'll be out working.
02:50
We do have...
02:52
It looks like he's pretty significantly burned.
02:55
So happy.
02:57
Engine 6-0, or check that Kevin 603 will have command.
03:02
Can you have...
03:03
That was 603 with commands.
03:05
Would you like to continue with a helicopter from the entry? I'm going to hear that.
03:10
Give us just a second to evaluate.
03:12
We got a bunch going on here.
03:14
Copy and reiterating hydrant behind the house.
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10-8: In service
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Northport, MI 49670
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