Microwave fire reported near 5th Avenue residence, Scranton PA
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a microwave fire near 5th Avenue in Center City. Callers evacuated the residence where an elderly woman living alone tried to leave with her two cats.
Audio|Heard on: Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties Fire / EMS
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04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Talks and out of kitchen fire near 5th Avenue.
00:06
7, truck 4, near 5th Avenue for the microwave fire.
00:13
Repeating.
00:15
Engine 10, engine 7, truck 4,
00:19
near 5th Avenue for the microwave on fire.
00:24
Callers evacuating.
00:26
Broadway Street, Lizard Street, 2100.
00:32
FD near 5th Avenue,
00:35
Center City, it's going to be microwave on fire repeating.
00:38
Lockmont County is budgeting Penn 20, respond along with SFD near 5th Street, Center City, microwave on fire, cross streets, Broadway, and Lazare, in time of dispatch 2100, switch up right on blue.
00:55
The engine 2 is going to be on that box also.
01:01
Hey, engine two, I'll put you on, you're on green, sir.
01:09
Some units responding.
01:13
Callers,
01:15
elderly female,
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is attempting to evacuate, lives alone in the residence with two cats.
01:26
A2 Central Plano County.
01:31
Okay, on Thompson, A2.
01:34
County, we are in route.
01:41
You're in route, 2102.
01:49
21 from engine 4.
01:51
Whatever you're doing is flowing down my water.
01:56
Yeah, it's dead for.
01:59
The truck has it.
02:00
Well in hand.
02:05
One, I'm on on the east.
02:18
Engine 2.
02:23
Do you want me to cancel out engine 7 or keep them going? Engine 7 going.
02:31
10, 4. Engine 10 as well.
02:34
Engine 10 as well.
02:41
Tangent to his on-scene, Mike Petey reporting a fire in a microwave.
02:48
Gen. 4. PD reporting a microwave fire, you're on the same.
03:01
Copy at the Highroom Broadway Center.
03:06
Copy at the Highroom Broadway Center.
03:15
Brit.
03:45
517, second page, additional manpower requested in route 220,
03:51
the northbound lane near mountain road intersection,
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traffic control requested for a disabled vehicle,
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fire five for operation terminal two.
04:10
Agent 7, truck for it.
04:20
Calling truck four? You're calling truck four?
04:22
Yeah, truck four, you're on, new clock?
04:26
Yeah, we're on this.
04:30
Out the hotspot, you can have Susquehanna just reduce their rate coming in.
04:37
1040 had a two-by-two area that you knock down with a can.
04:40
You do have a handline stretch.
04:42
Have Susquehanna reduce their rate.
04:46
21 command.
04:49
And you'll also have command, 2106.
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Location mentioned:
5th Ave, Scranton, PA 18505
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