Vehicle fire threatens building near Dollar General, Charles County MD


A vehicle caught fire near the Dollar General on Indian Head Highway. The fire posed a threat to a nearby concrete building. Light smoke was detected inside the building, but there was no confirmed fire spread to it. Emergency crews have evacuated the area and are checking the building for any fire extension.
Audio|Source: Charles County Fire & EMS
03:49
Transcript:
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40380, 438-4-380 Indian Head Highway at the Dollar General.
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The vehicle fire threatening a building. It's company 9, company 20, company 11,
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it's company 8, company 8, 24.
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Truck 20, truck 12, squad 7, MS 9, permanent camel 218, west side the tie interdue.
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Operational, now 3 at 1819.
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Age of 201-1-3.
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Mayor, engine two zero one, ten out of three.
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Myer truck, one eight with three, ten out three.
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Paramet cameras, one eighteen, with three. Mayor, Paramountains, with one 18 with one 18.
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Two zero nine with three, place, one eighteen in service.
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Times 20.
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Italian 2.20.
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Truck Monday, Charles. Have everybody come over silence, please.
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One of the scene, it's a one story.
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It is evacuated.
01:13
We have a vehicle on fire on the part of the side of the building. It is threatening a building, but it is a concrete building.
01:18
That was tactical for that.
01:26
All right, squad seven, three.
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Smaire, squad 703, south three.
01:37
Chief A.B. arrived to the station.
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The station, Chief A.B.
01:49
I'll be assuming command.
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I'll have the Dollar General Command.
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Italian two 20 I copy, assuming command.
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Engine 201.
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17 is only out of three.
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5017.
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617.
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Truck 20 command.
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Go ahead, truck 20.
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Two-on-one stretch getting a line on fire.
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Like it says, concrete buildings.
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We do have an odor smoke in the building.
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And we're also going to get up on the roof.
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So everyone will operate.
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Command's direct.
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Communications, all units respondent, stage on 210 highway.
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Pressy Squaw 7 of station.
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Everything else, 3.
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The M.S.
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On staging.
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You miss utility, man.
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Can you take your crew and check?
03:24
Can you take your crew and check the inside for any exposure?
03:30
That's right.
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Truck 20 command. So far,
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no extension to the building.
03:40
We're just going to have to check the roofline, currently getting a ladder up now.
03:44
We do have light smoke conditions inside the building.
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But no extensions so far.
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Indian Head Hwy, Maryland
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