Firefighters respond to electrical fire at local finance office, Galveston TX
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a confirmed working fire at Leon's World Finance near Broadway in Galveston. The fire involved electrical arcing at an outlet in the ceiling. The power was shut off upon arrival, and the burned outlet cover was removed. Assistance was requested for traffic control near the location.
Audio|Source: Galveston and La Marque Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Battalion 1, Engine 1,
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Engine 2, Engine 2, Engine 5, near Broadway, Leon's on a Structure 5.
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Clear 13, 12, respond on 1.
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Retirement 1 respond on 1.
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Retire 1 responding.
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4.27, this is a return on that motor clock.
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Nineteenade.
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Copy a Disturbance, 4436th Street, 44366th Street, Make-lis.
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Is it a physical referral?
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Count me.
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Bull called in by an 11-year-old, his mom and dad.
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The road with fire en route, 547J Leon's World Finance on the Electrical Fire, Instruction Fire.
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Clear. Clear.
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He's leaning from the head.
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He weighs 189.
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The nurse is applying pressure to the looms.
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Yeah, it's tight between parents.
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Oh yeah, it's just going to be an electrical outlet in the ceiling that is arcing.
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It's right. It's perfect.
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That, uh, Mitchell,
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Mitchell and the Trance.
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Working fire?
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Yes ma'am, for now it's probably going to be something in the attic.
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We will call this a working fire.
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Clear.
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Engine four is now responding.
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Click.
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You seven moving up.
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Clear. 7, clear. 7, clear.
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Battalion 1, switch over to Firecombe 1.
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We're giving this female ride back to her resident somewhere in the Saldgrass subdivision.
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She doesn't know the address.
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Division 1.
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Division 1.
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Hello, the tower works.
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Command to engine one, Tower One, go away from manpower.
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New York, Route 155 Tarpin, 155 Tarpin.
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It's going to for a female.
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Call to the touch, not breathing.
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You have been cleared, 1317.
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Buddy's this on, Ralph.
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We're going to Division 2 right now, Chief, I just have whoever you need to go to Division 1 to check for the outlet in the kitchen.
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Up on the ceiling.
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Ediths. Go ahead and disregard what marks will be in ground.
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Careful.
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4.1-55 Tarpin, 155 Tarpin.
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5-5 Tarp.
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I'm sorry, how much? Firewatch 1.
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Just patch.
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Yes, sir. I shut the power off as we were coming in and we do have a electrical outlet at the ceiling that is burn up.
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We're removing the cover right now.
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Seven clear.
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Where do you say drop?
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Yes, please.
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Okay, you can you fire you go up and you can show me to know.
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Careful.
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1718 on route the station.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Click.
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Me of the headquarters,
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you could release EMS, and we probably just need one PD unit to help with traffic control coming off Broadway.
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Location mentioned:
Near 61st St Ste C, Galveston, TX 77551
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