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Small fire under archway near subway extinguished, Louisville KY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 04:38 PM

Near E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202

Fire units responded to a small fire caused by homeless individuals using a grill under an archway near the Subway restaurant at near East Chestnut Street. The fire was not hazardous and was extinguished without incident.

Audio|Source: Louisville Fire (Fire 1-4, LFR Alert)

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

Italian 2, 15, engine 5, truck 3, responding on a fire close to a structure, near East Chestnut, Alliance Health Building, Cross Street, South Floyd, and South Brook.

00:10

Burning wood in a small grill-type container under the archway next to subway, three to four people standing around the fire.

00:26

I wanted to radio,

00:28

you can cancel EMS, whole service.

00:34

Engine 8, Quinten,

00:36

alarm,

00:37

commercial.

00:39

3, 1, 2, 1, Brook, Long Campus Drive.

00:45

Go.

00:51

Engine 5, 200, East, just not nothing showing.

00:59

We have a call back for a better location.

01:07

Jim 5, we got another call saying it was behind the Dollar General.

01:12

Okay, sir, okay, we're trapped.

01:16

1942.

01:18

Engine 8, Quentin, responding on a commercial fire alarm, 3121, Brooklawn Campus Drive, Brooklawn Child and Family Services, Press Street, David Graves, Drive,

01:31

Daubert Alarm, bracket,

01:34

15, zone 16, 16, 16, 1-61, and general fire alarm, zone 0.

01:39

They're attempting to notify at 1942.

01:47

Ready to be tight.

01:53

This is going to be some homeless subjects with a grill.

01:59

There's no hazard.

02:01

The Italian 2 is okay.

02:03

The Titan 2, checked area, down homeless with a grill, you can place all units in service.

02:12

Italian 2, homeless with a grill, no hazard,

02:19

all units to responding to near East Chestnut in service at 1940.

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Near E Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202

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