Loud boom and smoke traced to small open burn

Heard on: Genesee County MI Fire-Tac

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We have a smoke investigation, (number withheld) block of North Clyde Road.

00:04

One call received for a loud explosion and a plume of dark smoke seen in the area.

00:11

I'm clear. Going to send to myself, Engine 11 and Tender 15.

00:18

Okay.

00:20

Car 3, honey.

00:21

Car 11.

00:24

Go ahead.

00:26

I've talked to two people so far and they said there's a really loud boom and they saw a whole bunch of smoke by the point.

00:34

I'm at the spot I can go where the road.

00:37

Anything yet?

00:41

Car 3 from car 1.

00:42

I'll go back around and come in from Saginaw.

00:49

Part three, go ahead.

00:54

There's a small open burn right here at the flat house.

01:00

The guy that I talked to a couple houses down said it shook his house when it popped.

01:05

So I don't know if there's something up or what.

01:10

Did you talk to the father or no?

01:13

I did not.

01:16

Copy, I'll go talk to him.

2026-10-21 23:21 UTC

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N State Rd, Otisville, MI 48463

Loud boom and smoke traced to small open burn

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a reported loud boom and dark smoke near the (number withheld) block of North Clyde Road. Responders found a small open burn near a house, and a resident reported the pop shook his home.

Loud boom and smoke traced to small open burn

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