Fire with heavy smoke near Old Oxford Rd solar fields, North Smithfield RI


Firefighters responded to heavy black smoke and a possible fire in the solar fields near Old Oxford Road and Piff Road. The smoke was reported by the owner of Brookside Equestrian. The fire was near a material standing gravel pit off Douglas Pike.
Audio|Source: Northwest Rhode Island Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire control dispatching, engine 2, engine 1, tanker 1.
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A response to the area of Piff Road and Old Oxford Road, heavy black smoke in the area, called in by Brookside Equestrian, a possible fire in the solar fields.
00:14
That's fighting, control, dispatching, engine, two, engine one, tanker one.
00:17
Response to the area of Old Oxford Road and Fifth Road.
00:20
Call it from (number withheld) Fifth Road, Brookside Equestrian, reporting on possible fire in the troll appeal, heavy black smoke in the area.
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On the company saying fire, too.
00:33
Control Collins is on the way.
00:40
Receive, Codwin.
00:41
The reporting party was the female, the owner of the Brookside Equestrian at (number withheld) Road.
00:46
She was out on the back and sold ahead of the restaurant.
00:53
Received. Are we on fire 2?
00:59
At the affirmative, sir.
01:04
Fire Cyl engine 2, responding, switching to fire 2.
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Tankin one's responding fire two.
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Rayceuse, tanker one.
01:27
And do what the firetrow, take it those cross-suits again?
01:32
Offermanive.
01:33
We (number withheld) road at the Brookside Equestrian, the reporting party, she said, on old Oxford Road in the solar fields.
01:41
That's old quarry or whatever.
01:45
Reese says she's seen it from a distance.
01:52
Negative. She's out on the back portion of her property and she could see the spoke and it says it was mills like electrical.
02:03
Tanker one to edge of one.
02:04
Last time we thought it was there and ended up being the solar field in material standing gravels pit.
02:11
Just heads up.
02:12
Thank you to use the entrance on Pound Hill across frontal officer.
02:20
Negative. It ended up being the entrance of material standing gravel off of Douglas Pike.
02:36
Engine 2 to Engine 1.
02:37
We're going to go in through Tiff Road, going through Holliston, not playing here we can see anything.
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Location mentioned:
Old Oxford Rd, North Smithfield, RI 02896
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