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Port Charlotte, FL

Candle sparks fire in bedroom of Florida home 

audio iconFire & Arson
Near Manhattan St, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Florida caused by a candle that ignited items in a bedroom. The home was evacuated and no visible flames were seen from outside on arrival.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
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Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Truck 12, Rescue 10, Engine 1, Engine 12, Rescue 1, Engine 8 Central.
00:10
Battalion 2, Battalion 3, Truck 12, Rescue 10, Engine 1, Engine 1, Engine 12, Rescue 1, Engine 8.
00:18
Reson for a residential structure fire at 3262 Manhattan Street, 32, Manhattan Street, Cross of Brooklyn Avenue.
00:29
Visitors' black smoke coming from their son's bedroom.
00:33
For a 923.
00:36
Enter 1.
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Station 12.
00:44
Enjoy.
01:04
Copy.
01:05
Rescue, Terran, Rescue One, you copy the call.
01:09
Okay.
01:10
Okay.
01:14
Both minutes copy.
01:16
Repeat, 1743.
01:23
Both of our callers for this are Spanish speaking.
01:26
We're using the language line to limited information.
01:29
I believe it was started by a candle that...
01:31
lit something on fire in the bedroom.
01:33
The bedroom is lost house as evacuated.
01:42
We'll move all units over to TAC2.
01:47
Happy moving all units to TAC 244.

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Near Manhattan St, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
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