Brush fire at homeless camp spreads to tree near houses, Omaha NE
Fire & ArsonA brush fire occurred at a homeless camp with one tent fully burning. The fire spread to a nearby tree, which caught fire on a limb touching a house and possibly a power line, causing sparks and smoke.
Audio|Source: Omaha Fire (OFD Fire)
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Transcript:
325, got a few calls for brush fire, it's a homeless encampment, at least one tent fully engulfed. They could also hear some popping sounds coming from a tent. Take a 5-1-6. 12332. Thank you. You have a brush part of a homeless camp. So between Harney and Leaveney and Lovemore, the color is on I480 and spotted it. She should be looking on 29 streets and get to it for the color. The caller is a neighbor, she said, across the alley, two houses to the north. There is a tree that is on fire. She says the limb is on a house and possibly laying on a line. She said it's sparking and smoking.
325, got a few calls for brush fire, it's a homeless encampment, at least one tent fully engulfed. They could also hear some popping sounds coming from a tent. Take a 5-1-6. 12332. Thank you. You have a brush part of a homeless camp. So between Harney and Leaveney and Lovemore, the color is on I480 and spotted it. She should be looking on 29 streets and get to it for the color. The caller is a neighbor, she said, across the alley, two houses to the north. There is a tree that is on fire. She says the limb is on a house and possibly laying on a line. She said it's sparking and smoking.
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Location mentioned:
Near S 29th St i, Omaha, NE 68131
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