Chimney fire causes smoke in Columbia home, Columbia MS
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a chimney fire at a residence near Maxwell Avenue in Columbia after residents reported heavy smoke during use of their fireplace. Fire damage was contained in the chimney, with smoke spreading through the house. Firefighters attempted to control the fire with water and ventilation.
Audio|Source: Columbia Fire
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Central Columbia Fire, can I get you on route to near Maxwell Avenue?
00:05
Near Maxwell Avenue.
00:07
Caller reports grandparents started firing their fireplace,
00:10
advising there's a lot of smoke coming from it, spreading throughout the house.
00:15
They became concerned and are requesting the fire department, also requesting no sirens.
00:25
Eisen, if we go out back to fire, it's going to be fired.
00:33
Plan 4. All right.
00:40
Engine season, Rob.
00:44
Plan 4.
00:50
Be one of the same single story of brick structure, nothing showing smoke is coming out as a chimney.
01:02
10-4[1].
01:08
Did it say he's arriving on scene.
01:11
Stand 4.
01:19
Something's going to be on top of the chimney, blocking the chimney down.
01:29
We're going to see if the chimney is going to be on fire from all the evening.
01:33
Go-bye.
01:41
Do y'all just cut the fan on?
01:47
One more time.
01:50
Did y'all just cut that fan on?
01:53
Yeah, I just opened the door, the fans, rental.
01:58
Sam 4. We've got some pretty violent smoke coming out of it now,
02:03
with some ash and stuff coming out of it.
02:05
The inside of that duct may have some red glow and sparks in it or something.
02:13
It was.
02:16
I was pretty violent down here in this fire pit.
02:22
Copy. What are they burning this regular wood?
02:28
I don't want to get this water can, see if I can't calm it down, just a little bit in there,
02:35
see if it don't change anything up there where you're at.
02:43
Hey, do you want them to bring you a water can spray it from up there, just kind of cool it as it's going down?
02:54
Yeah, we can try it.
02:56
This chimney's just about above our head, but...
03:04
It's pretty good bit of wood and it's gonna take pretty good bit to put it out down here.
03:11
They've got a pretty good bit of wood.
03:13
That may explain why it's coming out like it is.
03:16
It may just be fine.
03:21
Yeah, it's rolling pretty good.
03:22
It's down there in our fire pit.
03:24
I'm trying to open it back up, see if I can't let some heat out.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Location mentioned:
Near Maxwell Ave, Columbia, MS 39429
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