Vehicle fire reported near Fred St and White Oak Ave, Whiting IN
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire near Fred Street and White Oak Avenue. Fire department responded and confirmed the vehicle was fully on fire but away from other objects. The owner was present and reported mechanical issues were the cause. No suspicious activity was found.
Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Vehicle fire near White Oak Avenue and Fred Street.
00:05
Letter 8426, timeout for 25 hours.
00:10
Vehicle fire.
00:16
Just 164 W210A report complete.
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Copy.
00:26
133 that vehicle is going to be in the middle of the street and it's fully involved, Central.
00:30
You have FD stepping up.
00:33
It's going to be Indiana 110 David Frank King 26.
00:44
Pointing one through three, fire just wants to confirm the vehicle is away from anything in the middle of the street.
00:54
4.7.23, a vehicle is fully involved.
01:02
4.7, just confirming it's away from everything in the middle of the street?
01:07
It's my other vehicle is central.
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Happy.
01:15
145 to this central.
01:20
Yes, sir.
01:24
Yes,
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sir. This man,
01:29
I'm en route from 555 to LCJ with 3, last 3,
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601.
01:39
Males are females.
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Fire White Oak Avenue and Fred Street letter 84-26 timeout for 29 hours vehicle fire
02:02
traffic 133 did you see if anyone was inside the vehicle?
02:08
I'm speaking with the owner of the vehicle now, he was coming back from work.
02:13
He was the only one in his vehicle.
02:19
One-four-seven in Central.
02:20
Can you have FD step it up? It's starting to pop.
02:26
Volume 133 to dispatch.
02:28
Just be advised, there's no foul play central, just owner advice those mechanical issues.
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Location mentioned:
W Fred St & White Oak Ave, Whiting, IN 46394
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