Small brush fire reported near State Street in Springfield, Springfield MA
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Fire & ArsonA small brush fire was reported near State Street in Springfield. Emergency units responded promptly and found a red backpack on fire. There are also reports of a gas leak at a different location and a minor two-car motor vehicle accident nearby with no injuries reported. Residents were evacuated from their home as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Springfield Fire
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02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Command 2. Engine 8.
00:02
Respond to near State Street.
00:05
Brush fire.
00:18
Command 2. Engine 5.
00:22
Respond to Boston Road and Slater Avenue.
00:24
Accident.
00:32
Howell on the truck four?
00:35
Truck four is up.
00:37
Truck four be advised.
00:38
Every source of DTA is going to be 15 minutes.
00:42
Lucid.
00:48
Cron on a truck three, engine three.
00:54
Truck, they're responding with Engine 3,
00:57
(number withheld) Allen Street.
00:59
Caller states there's natural gas possibly leaking at this location.
01:02
We're only more information from them right now.
01:07
Yeah.
01:12
Hi there, man.
01:14
Yeah.
01:15
I'll bring on, go ahead.
01:17
Call them by an off-duty firefighter retired.
01:21
Caller has her stolen all day long.
01:24
One child was at the home.
01:25
No ill effects or sicknesses.
01:26
They evacuated home.
01:32
We're on to engine five.
01:35
Engine 5 is on.
01:38
Engine 5, you're responding to the intersection of Boston Road in Slater Ave.
01:42
It's going to be for a two-car MVA, no injuries, there are fluids leaking from one of the vehicles.
01:48
Engine 5, proceed, on wrong.
01:51
Received, problem's on for truck 3.
01:56
Tom's seen.
01:58
Investigating truck 3, be clear.
02:00
Received truck 3.
02:01
On scene, investigating truck 3 will be in command.
02:04
Edge three on soon.
02:06
Received engine three, I'm saying.
02:07
From Engine 8.
02:10
Engine 8, he responded to the area of near State Street, called him by a passerby, stated that there is a red backpack on fire.
02:28
Received Engine 8 on scene in the area, investigating.
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Location mentioned:
State St, Springfield, MA 01109
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