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Fire crews respond to smoke near 18th Street Bridge

Heard on: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
03:27
00:00
Engine 7, Truck 1 for an unknown fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
W 18th St N, Wichita, KS 67203
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters were dispatched to a possible fire under the 18th Street North Bridge in Wichita after reports of heavy black smoke. Witnesses stated the smoke appeared to come from beneath the bridge, with possible involvement of people living nearby. Multiple fire units and a battalion chief responded to the scene to investigate the source of the smoke.

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