Backyard cardboard burning mistaken for barn fire, Bronx NY
A caller reported seeing smoke and flames near Hoffman Street, initially thinking it was a barn fire. Upon investigation, it was determined that a person was burning cardboard in their backyard, not a building fire.
Audio|Source: Wayne County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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I have a possible structure fire, near Hoffman St, Colorado states that they see smoke in the air, no flames at this time.
00:18
2.13.
00:20
Correction card does see flames states they are over, they can see them over the six-foot fence.
00:27
Sure.
00:30
Okay.
00:36
So we have an address where these flames are coming from.
00:45
The caller is stating that the flames were coming from the barn at the park.
00:52
Got it. Two zero four touch me on please.
01:06
Sure.
01:09
(name withheld).
01:13
The Eddy Road and Ridge Road, New York Rush, Lincoln, Sam Roberts, (number withheld).
01:17
Sir.
01:20
Right-sleeved.
01:29
I don't believe it's going to be at the park leave it's going to be on Coulton.
01:32
Please, someone from the backyard.
01:35
Copy 200. Copy 200.
01:41
And 200 you can slow everybody down and so someone's burning cardboard in the backyard off of the plane.
01:45
Okay.
01:47
Two and three, you're coming in, say anything I can I copy.
01:50
You can slow everybody down, no structured fire.
01:53
Up here someone spreading fireboard in their backyard off of cooling up.
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Location mentioned:
Hoffman St, Bronx, NY 10458
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