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Vehicle fire contained in rear parking lotSouth Bend IN

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Near Prairie Ave, South Bend, IN 46614

Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the rear parking lot near Prairie Avenue Exxon station. The fire involved a semi-trailer with smoking brakes and was contained without spreading to any structures. The fire was extinguished and no further responders were needed.

Audio|Source: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS
05:10
Transcript:
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325-171 25-25 and 1325 and 13 33 23rd Ferry assist the fire department it's going to be a vehicle fire on the back of the parking lot
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14 for 13 14 to sure
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South Bend Engine 1.
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Engine 2. Engine 5.
00:35
Engine 6. Engine 8.
00:37
Fire 102. Fire 103.
00:41
Fire 1.16. Medic 1.6.
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Rescue 1. Truck 1.
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Truck 1. Truck 6.33.33 Prairie Avenue.
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Structure fire.
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Commercial.
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33.23.33 Prairie Avenue.
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Exxon. Respond.
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On fire ground, 1,
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532 hours.
01:01
For 14 and 13, there's a very strong language barrier.
01:05
Game is a vehicle fire, possibly a structure fire.
01:09
V caller is no longer on TX.
01:16
This responding to near Prairie Avenue at the Exxon, on a priority to response for a possible commercial structure fire.
01:25
Caustivising that there was a vehicle fire on the back of the lot, it was a strong language barrier.
01:31
I could barely understand.
01:32
We did have another caller advise, there was a truck on fire,
01:36
but it had been extinguished,
01:38
and they no longer needed responders.
01:41
The original complainant did ask for help to continue.
01:47
1425, we get an additional caller of Ivan through the truck tire that was on fire and that it's been extinguished and that no responders were needed.
01:58
You can continue your discretion.
02:01
We'll continue to challenge your pocket, I'll see.
02:04
Okay.
02:09
Four teams falling up.
02:11
Four teams.
02:16
Other place need to keep fire coming.
02:19
Twenty-five inches regard.
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Dispect Ginger Plus.
02:28
Danger Plus.
02:33
Section 5 on scene at Exxon will be in the rear parking lot for semi-trailer smoking.
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I'm going to pull a handline, we'll advise, have all company stage on arrival.
02:47
Clear and your find 5 unseen,
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but it'll be in the rear of the parking lot with the semi-trailer smoking, investigating all companies from stage.
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58 comes alarm two over the...
03:00
One or two's on C.
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Two.
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Thomas.
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Private.
03:12
901 Calhoun Street.
03:13
It's going to be showing entry, exit zone, garage door.
03:17
901, Calhom Street.
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Two.
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Private. Private.
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All companies at this time, I'm going to scale back.
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I'm going to keep engine 5,
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engine 6,
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truck one,
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safety,
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and battalion on scene.
03:43
Clear on a scale back,
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all companies can disregard with the exception of engine 6, engine 5, truck 1, safety, and battalion.
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71416 traffic stop.
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County line, South Liberty.
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Man,
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it looks to be Bragg Fire.
04:03
It's on outside of the trailer, we're just going to hit it.
04:06
Can he pull forward a little bit to come off of that grain pile? Go on.
04:11
You can go there right now.
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Yeah, we'll do that then that'll...
04:15
Maybe isolate this thing a little more.
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Truppler's level one.
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I'm clear trouble.
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All right, he's good there.
04:41
Go ahead and just hit those brakes.
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I should break on one.
04:52
All right,
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companies out here on Prairie.
05:01
Just standby for a minute.
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We're trying to see if it's just the brakes are going to crept up into this trailer itself.

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