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Vehicle fire at South Haven Elementary SchoolValparaiso IN

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Midway Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46385

According to the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire in the parking lot near South Haven Elementary School. Fire crews responded and found the front end of the vehicle fully involved in fire. No other vehicles or buildings were affected by the fire.

Audio|Heard on: Porter County Public Safety
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03:58
Transcript:
00:00
As the vehicle is currently on fire in the parking lot, threatening other vehicles, staff was running with extinguishers to try and put it out.
00:14
206-137.
00:22
206, you're not needed back here.
00:25
145 is going to add some notes, we're not going to do anything further with it.
00:31
104. 23.
00:38
10 4.
00:44
County 170, the vehicle is flooding oil in the engine bay.
00:48
It's parked next to the building.
00:51
So forth.
00:57
I've been notice to guard.
00:59
I'm on case.
01:01
I'm not sure. My driver.
01:02
That's all the next to move.
01:10
For that project?
01:16
Negative three, someone's second.
01:20
I was... Third one, twenty-per...
01:30
...order station three.
01:34
Priority one.
01:35
Vehicle fire.
01:37
South Haven Elementary School.
01:39
At near Midway Drive.
01:42
Timeout 1353.
01:48
Here in a few minutes, we've got this auto service coming up to, because I don't know who it is.
01:55
Okay, 321.
02:00
One.
02:03
Portterswater 1.
02:05
Central PortageWider 1 will handle the South Haven vehicle fire.
02:12
Clear, just for your information.
02:14
They were requesting an engine.
02:15
353. Farnie is on T.
02:19
13353.
02:21
13353. 12213, serve me another unit, please.
02:26
Your 1020?
02:28
There's a 12.1 eastbound on the right shoulder near central, non-simile 10, hospital 75.
02:35
131.23.
02:38
Lowell 161-out being around.
02:41
32-1.
02:45
So, next 77, yeah, Ralph, and 11.24.
02:50
X77.
02:52
We'll be 215 on same traffic.
02:55
I'm going to let this woman go with the warning here soon.
03:03
There's 214 1041.
03:05
21. 214. 214.
03:12
2763 is unseen.
03:14
You have one vehicle in the parking lot.
03:16
Front end is fully involved.
03:19
No exposures.
03:22
Noted is close.
03:26
There one vehicle in the lot, front end fully involved, no exposures.
03:35
Sorry, 77 to 23.
03:38
Act 77.
03:44
2.7-0-3.
03:46
Which port engine is in route?
03:51
This time, Ladder 1 is in route.
03:54
Fire, I'm going to divert our station ticket 2744.
03:58
10-4[1].
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Midway Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46385

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