Vehicle crashes into house causing external fire, Richmond VA
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According to the dispatch call, a vehicle crashed into a house near Warwick Road in Richmond, Virginia, causing an external fire that spread on the structure's exterior. The fire was extinguished with no reported injuries.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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03:41
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 23. Motor vehicle accident.
00:04
Near Warwick Road.
00:06
Engine 23.
00:08
Motor vehicle accident.
00:10
Near Warwick Road.
00:12
Cross streets are Whitehead Road and Pock Drive.
00:15
On tap Channel 2.
00:17
Timeout, 23, 30.
00:23
Show an engine 23 en route to the crash, near Warwick Road.
00:29
Calls advising a vehicle struck (name withheld) house, and now the vehicle is starting to catch fire.
00:34
Showing engine 23 in route, 23, 31 hours.
00:43
Engine 22, truck 8, safety 1, and battalions 4.
00:48
Vehicle fire with exposures.
00:50
Near Warwick Road.
00:53
Engine 22, truck 8, safety 1, and battalions 4.
00:57
Vehicle fire with exposures.
00:59
Near Warwick Road.
01:02
Cross streets are Whitehead Road and Pocoshock Drive.
01:05
On tap Channel 2.
01:07
Time out, 2332.
01:14
Receiving the full assignment for a vehicle near a structure.
01:16
We receive an engine 22, truck 8, safety one battalion floor.
01:25
Richmond from War Command.
01:28
Vehicle fire has been extinguished.
01:31
I'm going to check inside for any extension.
01:34
And copy. Vehicle fire has been extinguished, check in for extensions 2334.
01:41
TruckAid from the time for.
01:48
Target.
01:49
When you get here, can you help Truck Engine 23 open up the hood to this car? I'm going to finalize the exchangement.
02:01
Okay, copy.
02:04
We're welcome, man.
02:15
Um, these...
02:17
(name withheld), I'm welcome, man.
02:19
The fire is all exterior,
02:21
on the structure, haven't reached interior yet.
02:28
Richmond Coff, these fires on the exterior of the structure has not reached the interior yet, 2336.
02:38
What command from Richmond?
02:45
Command.
02:48
Can you advise on any injuries at this time?
02:54
To repeat.
02:59
Can you advise if there are any injuries?
03:05
I'm going to be a similar command.
03:08
We've got one vehicle into the side of the house.
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The car is still on fire due to the fact that gasoline has leaked out onto the ground.
03:16
We do not have any injuries at this time.
03:23
Copy. Battalion Force, command one vehicle into the home.
03:26
It's on fire due to gas.
03:28
No injuries. 2340 hours.
03:32
And I'm reaching from Detainant Force.
03:34
Go ahead and make this work an incident.
03:38
Copy, working incident.
03:40
Declared 2340 hours.
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Location mentioned:
Warwick Rd, Richmond, VA 23224
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