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Vehicle fire inside garage near church in Spencer County, Santa Claus IN

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/8/2025 11:38 AM

Spencer County, IN

A vehicle caught fire inside a garage near St. John's Church in Spencer County, Indiana. Firefighters requested to use a nearby lake as a water source. The garage is fully burning and a house is about 20 feet away.

Audio|Heard on: Spencer County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS

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01:58

Transcript:

00:00

Fire, respond to St.

00:06

John's Church near St.

00:08

John's Church near the intersection of East and North.

00:12

For a vehicle fire inside a garage, Santa Claus Fire is requesting you bring your truck with your front mounted pump to use the lake nearby.

00:32

Sentient St.

00:33

Miners Fire, response near the church for a vehicle fire inside a garage.

00:38

Santa Claus Fire, a request you bring your truck with front-mounted pump to use the lake nearby for water.

00:47

(number withheld).

00:55

991-pumper, 7 and out.

01:02

Census counties clear one takes seven and run up.

01:10

One point for seven.

01:11

Senator County, 7493.

01:16

2493, go ahead.

01:18

Spencer County, we're continuing to this fire.

01:21

Go ahead and will remain available for a county run if you need EMS.

01:25

We'll go, we're continuing to this fire though.

01:30

Since county is clear and continuing the fire, still available.

01:39

One engine five, one brush six, they're out.

01:42

All units in route, fire,

01:50

units on scene advice.

01:52

Garage is fully engulfed and the house is 20 feet away.

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