Fire in detached garage causes ammunition discharge, Bellingham MA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out in a two-story detached wood frame garage near Center Street. Heavy smoke was present but no visible flames. Ammunition inside the garage was discharging due to the fire. The fire was believed to be caused by a battery charger for a remote-controlled car. The power was shut off in the area. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Bellingham Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
06:41
Transcript:
00:00
Medway ambulance to transport momentarily.
00:02
Engine 3 is going to be clear responding to Center Street.
00:04
Hartford, command is terminated.
00:06
The Medway to transport, you're responding to Senate Street.
00:08
I'm also calling Blackstone, see if they can respond.
00:11
Recease.
00:12
3D printer that's on fire on the first floor of backside building.
00:16
No one's in the shop at the time.
00:19
No one's injured. Thank you.
00:24
511 Card 2.
00:26
21913 Card 2.
00:27
On the air[1], responding, center.
00:28
Heavy on the air, responding center. Have you on the air[2], responding center street, 1821.
00:31
Probably 27 in control.
00:32
I'll be up. Here's. 27, they just said that they have a gun safe inside that building.
00:36
Sounds like the bullets are going off.
00:38
Fire alarm[3] to engine three.
00:39
I'll say, so I'll be going out.
00:41
It sounds like the ammo is going off.
00:47
Springfield, can you get a Norfolk County Channel?
00:51
Leasing. Fire alarm[3], Northport County, or August, and the Commission on Street.
00:55
Let's see if that's Kirkland.
00:57
Car 3 calling file up.
01:00
I'm answering car 3.
01:01
On the way with the company's Senate Street.
01:04
Have you in route? 1823.
01:07
It's going to be a two-story wood frame garage detached in the back.
01:12
Heavy smoke, no visible flames.
01:14
There's ammunition going off currently.
01:16
Fire alarm[3] to car two and engine three, PD on scenes reporting, sorry wood frame, detached garage,
01:22
heavy smoke showing no flames, ammo sounding.
01:27
Fire alarm[3].
01:28
Fire alarm[3] is on.
01:29
Confirmation on a Raddiff, please.
01:31
near Center St, that's near Center St.
01:34
CRS rating control.
01:35
Homer believes the cause the fire to be a battery charging for a remote controlled car.
01:43
Hi, Ricky!
01:44
Cut to a garage from the name of River.
01:51
Okay. Something's responding to Center Street.
01:53
I believe it's a battery charger from a remote controlled car that was causing the fire.
02:01
Power's been shut off, disconnected from that area.
02:04
I agree with it.
02:10
Five-three calling, car two.
02:12
We have an awful county channel.
02:15
You know, I have a lot of two.
02:16
You thank you.
02:17
Fire alarm[3] from car one.
02:18
Fireland!
02:19
Call 1-A engine 4 Huffington, we're in route to near Center St.
02:25
Received Carlin engine for Nuclear-Hawkinson in route near Center St.
02:30
3-8 and 4-37-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-4-1-2-4.
02:39
C-R-1-2-2.
02:41
Okay, deputy. I don't know, the top of the last.
02:43
No-more-combe.
02:44
Okay, I've mentioned, thank you.
02:45
Action 3 to fire alarm.
02:47
Fire alarm[3] at certain engine 3.
02:48
Engine 3 is on arrival.
02:50
It's going to be a two-story type 5 detached structure behind the house.
02:56
Smoke showing from Division 1, L2S command.
03:01
Risk to have you on arrival at 1830.
03:03
Smoke showing L2 has command.
03:05
Commandant file, up.
03:06
Play on answer.
03:07
360[4] is complete.
03:09
Got smoke coming from Division 1.
03:11
We'll be stretching a line for interior attack.
03:13
Proceed, 360[4] complete.
03:15
Both coming from Division 1.
03:17
Attaching a load. My law, man, sir.
03:18
All right, sir.
03:19
All right, sir, I have me on, around 1831.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
On the air: Unit responding/en route
[2]
Have you on the air: Acknowledgement of unit en route
[3]
Fire alarm: Fire incident notification
[4]
360: Complete walk-around of the building
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Location mentioned:
Near Center St, Bellingham, MA 02019
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