Apartment complex fire with evacuations in Benton Harbor, Benton Harbor MI


A fire broke out at a two-story apartment complex near Colby Ave in Benton Harbor. Heavy smoke was seen and people were evacuating the building. Some residents jumped from the second floor windows to escape the fire. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene to control the fire and assist evacuations.
Audio|Source: Berrien County Met North Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Okay, click 10. Go ahead. Simfire immediately 436 Broadway. Got heavy smoke, shorn from the second story. People are evacuating the building right now.
00:12
Clear 436 Broadway.
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Okay,
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nice and out.
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29-0-0-3-1.
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3-1. 3-1 in Road to Broadway.
00:31
Benz, jumping up there. We got people jumping out of the second floor.
00:35
People trying to bail out.
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Bearing County to Ben Harbor Fire, Benton Harbor Fire, Benton Township Fire, Sayjo City Fire, Lincoln Township Fire.
00:51
436 Broadway, 436 Broadway, cross of Kirby and Colby for an active structure fire. People jumping out, second floor,
01:02
advised when in service, on F911. Fireground will be Fireground 2, Fireground 2 upon arrival. Varian is clear, 002.
01:11
Good touch, fire, clear, and call.
01:19
St. Township Fire, clear on the call.
01:22
San Joe City, clear on the call.
01:24
St. Joe City, clear on the call.
01:32
6603 show you in Route 0-0-2.
01:40
Thank you, METIC, people, a weapon, and everything.
01:44
Clear, Maddox, Miro.
01:47
Fire ground?
01:49
Fire ground two. Fire ground two.
01:52
Five,
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five, one from six or ten.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:03
Yeah,
02:04
what's your easy? I'm trying to get a ladder. People trying to bail out of this second full window here.
02:09
Five minutes or less.
02:19
Do they're leaving the firehouse? I'm turning out of Broadway.
02:24
Okay, thank you.
02:26
Okay,
02:28
three, two, three, two, three,
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two, three, and road zero.
02:33
Squad,
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as soon as you get here,
02:40
usually come to the delta side with a ladder, we got one hanging out of the second floor.
02:51
6603 with size up.
02:54
6603, go ahead with size up.
02:58
I would say, got two-story apartment complex with an obvious working fire.
03:03
6603 will soon come here.
03:08
The offense strategy rescue mode.
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Clear offensive strategy rescue mode.
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Location mentioned:
Colby Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
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