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Apartment fire near Oakvale Road containedPrinceton WV

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Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740

An apartment fire occurred near Oakvale Road at the Eden Rock Apartments. Fire crews responded and later confirmed the fire, possibly originating from the basement, is under control and extinguished.

Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
04:38
Transcript:
00:00
Control County is just advised.
00:02
I know everyone's tied up, but we're dispatched fire.
00:04
Any miss to the Eden Rock apartments off of Oakville Road, got an apartment fire.
00:16
13.
00:18
613.
00:24
613's arriving,
00:26
heat and rock.
00:28
Nothing showing exterior.
00:37
I copy. We've got one caller stating that fire may be coming from the basement.
00:42
We've got fire departments.
00:43
They're in route station now.
00:44
If you could just give us an update, keeps updated with it.
00:54
105 pager 1.
00:57
Page 1.
00:59
1 in route, 3 on board.
01:04
Copy, I'll show you in route 2.53.
01:07
According to caller, they believe the fire is possibly in the basement.
01:15
One in the 5th, copy.
01:16
Fire possibly in the basement.
01:24
OEM zero.
01:32
Cops, sir, 254.
01:36
54. 1.5 engine 1 nurse control.
01:43
1st3-1 is on the scene.
01:44
There's nothing show on there this time.
01:48
405, engine want to show you on the scene at 254.
01:50
Can we push you attack one, please?
01:53
Copy. All one about you guys, that's check one.
02:03
Andrew?
02:06
Injit 5.
02:08
10, round, times 4.
02:10
2.5 is en route, times 4, 2.5.
02:21
Control, 106 engine 6 en route, 4 on board.
02:25
16 engine 6 en route at 4, 256.
02:30
Engine Faro, on scene.
02:32
Parv1 B, RC.
02:34
Part 1 to staff, you're into the command at 256.
02:38
Farvo, sorry, Faroe, AC.
02:41
Barvo, is RACA at 256.
02:50
Control, Princess, 10 is on scene.
02:54
610,257.
03:01
Control 106, inch 6.
03:04
Go ahead.
03:06
Sir,
03:08
we're switching everybody over to attack 1, once you get on the scene, sir.
03:12
We'll get on the scene, we'll switch to attack 1.
03:13
We'll switch to attack 1.
03:16
Cops, sir.
03:35
Control Station, 190 Bill, 1.990 bill to the second page, picking the second page,
03:40
near Oakvale Road in the Eden Rock Apartments.
03:43
Host, Structed fire, 2G8.
04:10
Nano.
04:13
We copy that page on the first one, and then right down the station.
04:18
Three what?
04:21
Five O control.
04:24
Five O.
04:30
Stage everybody.
04:31
Stage everybody at this time, it appears the fire's out.
04:35
Copy fire out 3.01, break.

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Location mentioned:
Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740

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Incident Timeline

  1. Standby and Demobilization
  2. Situation Under Control
  3. Firefighting Operations and Staging
  4. Arrival and Initial Assessment
  5. Fire Department Dispatched and En Route
  6. Fire Reported at Eden Rock Apartments

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