House fire started by cigarette nears gas truck, Rockingham County NC


A house caught fire after a cigarette was thrown into a flammable item and spread to the home. All occupants are outside. The fire also threatens a nearby truck loaded with gas.
Audio|Source: Rockingham County Public Safety
03:14
Transcript:
00:00
Casual stations 3 on scene, 32 on scene.
00:03
We've got a working fire fully involved.
00:10
Tiger 25 is on scene.
00:12
We have a fully involved house.
00:18
Tiger's 125, copy on scene, fully involved house.
00:26
1797 on site.
00:29
1707, copy on scene. 1707, copy on scene.
00:31
1707, seek on.
00:34
1707, go ahead.
00:37
Mine's fully involved, we're about five foot from a truck.
00:43
Copy.
00:49
Go to the left building there.
00:52
There's a gate that's unlocked you can walk through and then turn right and head across the second runway.
01:15
117-2-0-7-2-com.
01:17
I'm coming in the driver, boy.
01:19
Engine 171, copy, all the things.
01:23
Agent 172, copy.
01:26
Engine 172, copy.
01:32
Call him home.
01:34
T and 4.
01:36
Do I have to go ahead to open up Monroe to get vendors out of here?
01:43
Just open up one side of it, that way they can get in and out.
01:46
We'll open it fully after a while.
01:51
Temple. Township.
01:59
County 3937, just information fire has arrived on reading, advising the house is fully involved.
02:06
Canval.
02:15
General, we'll be glad to you.
02:16
Where do you need is that?
02:19
Do you come on the Henry, Henry side, right?
02:27
Conversation 1.
02:30
We'll have somebody around just a second.
02:34
Copy, probably. Appreciate it.
02:37
13, though.
02:39
We'll live.
02:41
Go ahead.
02:44
I can do that for you.
02:46
Forward, copy direct.
02:50
I did, thank you.
02:56
River Pepper Road, cross-use of Apple Road in reference to an ongoing structure fire.
03:02
Caller states that they flipped a cigarette into a lotion that caught on fire.
03:06
Spread to the house, all people are outside.
03:09
Toro advised that's fully engulfed to five-free from my truck loaded with gas.
03:12
CCOM clear 2234.
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Location mentioned:
Apple Rd & Pepper Rd, North Carolina 27320
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