Lightning strikes tree near home causing fire and smoke, Allegan County MI


A tree near a residence on Country Club Boulevard was struck by lightning and caught fire, producing heavy smoke. Fire crews are responding to extinguish the fire.
Audio|Source: Allegan County Police, Fire and EMS - Conventional / Digital
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
Allegan Central, the gunplain fire[2], gunplanes fire, go in service near Country Club Boulevard.
00:08
Caller advising there was a lightning strike[1] to the tree 20 to 30 yards behind their house.
00:13
There's a fire[2] with lots of smoke.
00:14
Advising you're clear, Central is clear at 20.0.2.2.11, Allegan, Central.
00:23
Go ahead. So let me clear the phase of the grass fire[2] and en route to the station.
00:26
Clear around the station, 20-0-second.
00:27
In central, from 2333.
00:29
Go ahead.
00:30
The clearing of the CO alarm and heading to the grass turf.
00:33
Clear the carbon dioxide alarm heading to the grass fire[2], 20-07.
00:36
You can sign forth from 23241.
00:39
23241, go ahead.
00:40
You can show me clear of First Street, the CO alarm.
00:44
Clear, 22. Allegan Central, from 2333. 233, go ahead. Show me on scene. Onstein at 2011.
01:13
233 you got a private. If you have a unit reavide. 33 U on private. Life Mind your one more back in the area and available. That's available at 2012.
01:41
Go around, check out the lightning strike[1] near Gulfview. 24, we show one unit already on scene. Oh. 2333, dumb thing based, still a private channel.
02:05
In 41, I got a whole tree on fire[2]. It's just smoldering and smoking. It's split the thing right down the middle. I need more pressure to get up higher. Toppy, we'll be in route.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
lightning strike: Natural event causing fire
[2]
fire: Fire emergency
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Location mentioned:
Country Club Blvd, Gun Plain Township, MI 49080
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