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Structure fire with ammunition discharge at residence, Pocahontas IL

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Near Bobwhite Rd, Pocahontas, IL 62275

A double-wide residence near Bob White Road in Pocahontas caught fire with visible smoke and flames. Ammunition inside the bedroom was discharging. Multiple fire departments are responding with mutual aid.

Audio|Source: Madison and Clinton Counties Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Pension Highland Fire Department, structure fire, visible smoke and flames, near Bob White Road, Pocahontas.
00:07
All occupants are out.
00:09
It is a double wide.
00:11
They do have ammunition in the bedroom that is currently going off as well.
00:18
Brown County dispatch mutual aid[1] care of fire department response.
00:30
Ohio's ground, that is a structural fire.
00:33
Near Bob White Road, Pocahontas, double wide.
00:36
There's visible smoke and flames throughout.
00:39
They do have ammunition that is currently going off in the bedroom.
00:42
Multiple exposures.
00:45
Long County mutual aid[1] responding, Parkland and others.
01:03
Forty eleven turn out.
01:14
Can you make sure you're St.
01:16
Rose fire department's page for takers.
01:20
Just in it and get ready to do Grantfork as well.
01:24
I'll do that, thank you.
01:29
Madison County, still I'm getting in row.
01:38
Grandpa fire, rampantle fire, respond out.
01:40
Box alarm 1, near Bob White Road, double wide, heavy smoke and flames.
01:50
It's come up for a box alarm for your next one.
01:56
Rensful Fireman Block.
02:05
That's 4-5, Rastore, Friott's Law on 40-1.
02:10
Responding to near Bob White Road.
02:14
Double-wide involved located right in the ammunition going off in the bedroom.
02:18
Highland Fire Department for the route, as well as Greenville and...
02:23
In Rhodes, defenders,
02:26
Respond to the defender, manpower, timebound 21.2.
Police codes explained
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[1]
mutual aid: Assistance requested from neighboring agencies to support an incident or provide area coverage

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Near Bobwhite Rd, Pocahontas, IL 62275

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