Vehicle fire escalated to apartment fire near blackhawk boulevard, Beloit WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 01:29 PM

Blackhawk Blvd, Beloit, WI 61080

Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire near Blackhawk Boulevard that was upgraded to an apartment fire due to proximity to a building. Assistance was requested from nearby city fire units.

Audio|Source: Rock and Surrounding Area Fire Departments

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Transcript:

00:00

Fire to Town of Laid headquarters.

00:11

Fire from 211.

00:13

You have traffic.

00:18

For South Floyd is wondering if you guys have an extra engine available for a car fire.

00:28

Just write someone else.

00:34

Fire 2, Battalion 1.

00:37

Go ahead for Battalion 1.

00:42

Are you okay if I have a city of Beloit engine assist South of Light with a car fire on Black Hawk Boulevard?

00:53

Turn 4, you can grab the closest unit.

01:10

Engine 113 respond to near Lacock Boulevard.

01:15

Foray fire.

01:17

Vehicle. Cross streets are Paroke Avenue and Perry Avenue.

01:21

Time now 1532.

01:23

Copy 641, the responding to South Meadows Apartments, near South 1st Street, 78-year-old male outside on the sidewalk.

01:31

On the street, old 92 to Highlands, reporting District 3.

01:40

Dr. Harvey Thang, 1.

01:45

Go ahead.

01:47

Copy the command is being transferred, the officer 2.11.

01:54

Cabell. A fire to Battalion 1.

02:07

Reference the vehicle fire on Black Hawk Boulevard.

02:10

They called back.

02:11

They're upgrading it to an apartment fire because it's close to a building and requesting you as a chief.

02:17

Shall I tell them we're unavailable?

02:21

Negative 211 has corporate command.

02:23

The only one that's available, responding to South Floyd.

02:44

Battalion 1 respond to near Blackhawk Boulevard.

02:49

Foray fire.

02:50

Vehicle. Cross streets are Baroque Avenue and Perry Avenue.

02:55

Time now 1540.

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Blackhawk Blvd, Beloit, WI 61080

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