Apartment fire in Salem sparks urgent evacuation, Salem OR
Fire & ArsonA two-story apartment near D Street Northeast in Salem caught fire, triggering an evacuation. Firefighters contained the blaze to one room, later identifying a battery pack explosion as the cause.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire
02:37
Transcript:
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Engine 1, Engine 2, Medic 2, Ladder 2, DC2, Engine 3, DC4, and Engine 10.
00:07
Respond to apartment fire.
00:10
At near D Street Northeast.
00:13
Cross streets are 14th Street Northeast and 15th Street Northeast.
00:22
Dispatch from Battalion 2 call info.
00:30
Spanish caller advised that the bed, cotton fire contained to one room.
00:36
Everyone's evacuated.
00:40
The Battalion 2 copies, just the one caller so far.
00:46
April.
00:49
Copy.
00:55
The unit has arrived.
00:56
We've got two-story apartment units.
00:58
Looks like some people are evacuated.
01:00
We've got nothing visible from the street.
01:02
We're going to be in this shanked man investigating.
01:06
All units, we do have a hydrant.
01:10
We can hand search too if we need it.
01:12
Medic 3 is staged at 14th and D.
01:19
John Vonstein.
01:25
John Kempong coming units from Battalion 2, please have G Street blocked off for us.
01:33
All units from Ridge 2 fires out.
01:36
We can recall with D-2 Ladder 2 working.
01:44
This is the recall in apartment fire at near D Street Northeast, Engine 2, Ladder 2 still working at 18.
01:58
Dispatch from Battalion 2, I'll remain on scene for a few.
02:02
Let police know we're going to have one way and block to these streets for a little bit.
02:08
I copy.
02:13
Just back to Engine 2.
02:17
If you start us with the FM, it sounds like this is a battery pack of some sort that exploded.
02:28
I copy.
02:34
Spenched FM4.
02:35
I copy the request and I'll be around.
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Location mentioned:
D St NE, Salem, OR 97301
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