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Fire with explosion at eureka controlled fire pit incidentFortuna CA

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Baxter Ln, Fortuna, CA 95540

Emergency crews responded to a fire with an explosion at a location near Baxter Lane in Eureka. The fire was controlled in a fire pit, but something inside it exploded. No further hazards were reported.

Audio|Source: Humboldt County Law, Fire and EMS - Eureka and South
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Transcript:
00:00
4 tuna fire, Ione type fire, near Baxter Ln, near Baxter Ln.
00:16
Unknown type fire, near Baxter Ln, near Baxter Ln, single RPP at this time.
00:22
Explosion heard from instant location with flame seen.
00:26
RP states there was a fire there earlier, unknown if it's a bonfire or if it's the structure itself.
00:34
Okay,
00:39
4, I'm in Route Baxter.
00:45
5A4 and out backstair brake 5B6O in request your respondent back.
00:52
B6A6-1 request your respondent.
01:02
5B66666 you get 10 mic current we'll be having around the back of the unit.
01:08
866 Roger.
01:17
704 is spotting near Baxter for an unknown type fire RPs also en route.
01:28
Okay, traffic, and by the way zero, we're going through my house.
01:36
4A. There's been three more additional RPs, however, nothing further obtained.
01:46
4 copies.
01:53
5G6-1 in the area.
01:56
84 out.
02:00
584 out.
02:02
584 out.
02:11
A4, we're code for have fire continue.
02:15
They're advising it was a fire in a fire kit.
02:21
Something exploded, but everybody's code for.
02:29
Roger, do you want them to reduce and continue or continue 03?
02:35
You can reduce and continue.
02:37
Probably just need to have a 7401 and just to respond to take a look at it.
02:47
Roger.
02:52
They're requesting you reduce and continue.
02:55
It sounds like it's a controlled fire that had an unknown something in it that exploded.

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Baxter Ln, Fortuna, CA 95540
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