Gas burn off near highway 188 mistaken for fire, Mobile County AL
Fire & ArsonA fire report between Powell Avenue and Bayou area near Highway 188 was investigated. It was confirmed that the visible flames and smoke were from a controlled gas burn off at a nearby plant, not an emergency fire. Emergency units returned to service after confirmation.
Audio|Source: Mobile County/City and Area Fire
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Did the caller advise they actually saw flames and smoke, or just a glow from the heat?
00:12
Graeme, the caller confirms they saw flames.
00:19
Help you, I'm in the area looking for the location.
00:24
Everyone else is from the plant down carrier.
00:32
Things are made, copy.
00:40
File Long, Gulf Nile 501, 501.
00:43
5-0-1, go ahead.
00:47
All police dispatch will be calling you with further info on this issue.
00:57
View fire outside between Powell Avenue and Bayou area, timeout 2126, refer to NBC for address.
01:16
File alarm by engine one respond.
01:19
Copy Indy, Indy one around.
01:24
Calfin Allen, copy.
01:28
Inge 2, go ahead.
01:34
Fire alarm, Inge 2. Go ahead.
01:37
Fire alarm engine 2.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:42
After talking with Coast Guard, fire will be one to two miles inland near Highway 188.
01:50
Fireboat 2 will not be able to access.
01:53
Cancel fire vote, show engine 2 back in service and standby for phone call.
01:58
Copy that, showing in service 2128.
02:07
District 1, fire alarm.
02:14
District 1, we received another phone call.
02:17
It is a gas burn off of a plant.
02:21
Repeat that for information.
02:24
We received another phone call.
02:26
It is a gas burn off from a plant.
02:33
Copy that.
02:37
In council firebread to have had ourselves.
02:40
This is going to be out in the county in the way.
02:44
We're in from Coach Clark.
02:49
That's for a minute.
02:56
Very long, brother.
02:57
Thank you.
03:02
Come all the way down,
03:05
we cross south, all the way to around the Kingbird,
03:09
not seeing any smoke or flames.
03:11
I think it is to the east from Todeon.
03:16
Go ahead and show our units second service.
03:19
Copy all units back in service.
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Location mentioned:
AL-188, Alabama
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