Candle causes first-floor apartment fire at Liberty Rd, Salem OR
Fire & ArsonA fire started in a first-floor apartment near Liberty Rd South, Salem, OR. The fire was caused by a candle igniting a curtain. Residents and dogs inside the apartment were evacuated safely. Multiple fire units responded and began fighting the fire in the three-story apartment complex.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire
02:52
Transcript:
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Engine 1, BC2, engine 4, ladder 4, BC4, engine 6, engine 7, and medic 7.
00:08
Respond to apartment fire.
00:10
At near Liberty Rd South, Cross streets are Phelan Heights Avenue South, Phelan Heights Avenue South, Fala Heights Avenue South, Madrona Avenue South, Madrona Avenue South.
00:25
Yeah, so on the apartment fire a couple of you're all en route at near Liberty Word South.
00:31
It started via a candle, caught a curtain on fire.
00:34
They worked on getting everybody evacuated.
00:36
There's some people and a couple dogs inside as well.
00:43
All right here for matter for, no key-sixth information.
00:51
994 copy.
00:57
Dispatch Engine 4 has arrived, initiating command on the alpha side of a three-story apartment complex.
01:06
We do have black smoke showing full of out investigating.
01:12
Back of the initiating command, a three-story building with black smoke showing at 8-03.
01:25
Special Command, we're preparing for an offensive attack.
01:31
I have you.
01:35
All right.
01:37
Four is on scene.
01:40
803. 803.
01:46
Battalion 4 is on the MLB.
01:48
Assuming an establishing command post will be on the Alpha-B-Bronor-corner-corner-en-offensive fire attack mode.
02:00
Detion 4 from the command.
02:05
Go ahead. Fire is in the number 54 apartment complex.
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Here's everybody's out.
02:14
Is that upstairs or downstairs?
02:19
That's first floor.
02:23
Copy first floor.
02:24
I need those people out of the way.
02:26
And engine four I'm going to sign you fire attack team.
02:31
Probably that. I need next-in engine company, Brigham Haydard.
02:36
Do you want to copy.
02:37
Bring a Hyder.
02:41
Aider 4 from command.
02:46
Go ahead, command.
02:50
All right, before, I need you to work on evacuating this.
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Location mentioned:
Near Liberty Rd S, Salem, OR 97302
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