Fire at lumber yard spreads to adjacent building, Black River Falls WI
Fire & ArsonA fire started in a grain bin feeder at Harton High Lumber near Winnebago Avenue in Black River Falls. Flames were occasionally visible at the top. The fire spread to an attached building containing heavy machinery and propane tanks. Multiple fire departments were paged, including Black River Falls and Hixton for ladder trucks and a full response. Evacuation was planned for anyone inside the building due to the danger posed by the propane tanks.
Audio|Source: Jackson County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Black River Fire to near Winnebago Avenue.
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We have Harton High Lumber.
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Again, near Winnebago Avenue, Harton High Lumber.
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They have one of their bin feeders on fire.
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Flames occasionally coming out the top.
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Your time of page is 825.
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Jackson, 764.
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764, Jackson, you calling?
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Copy, 764, paving out fire and also rescue to Harton High Lumber.
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One of their bin feeders is on fire.
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Flames are just occasionally showing, not on the building, but fire department is paged.
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7-4, funeral.
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Copy.
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765, Jackson.
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Go ahead.
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Semis have been separated.
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You can clear the crash.
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I'll be en route to the fire.
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Time four.
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175 Jackson, you show me on scene.
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74.
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7-4.
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Record station.
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Go ahead, lack of the station.
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Give another page for Black River Fire, and page for Hixton for a ladder truck.
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Our ladder is currently out for service.
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Copy, paging Hixton for a ladder truck.
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Full traffic.
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We have a second page for Black River Fire, first page for Hixton Fire,
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to near Winnebago Avenue, Harton High Lumber.
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Again, near Winnebago Avenue,
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Harton High Lumber, they have their bin feeder on fire.
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Flames occasionally coming out the top.
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Hixton,
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this will be for a ladder truck only.
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Again, Hixton,
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your page is for a ladder truck only for mutual aid.
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On the page 631.
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Ben.
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Copy, flames coming over top,
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spreading and building is connected to it.
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55 Jackson outside the power line right above the bin.
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Okay.
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Officers on scene now report flames are spreading towards the building that is connected.
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That was not originally reported.
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We'll be in a row here just a little bit.
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Copy.
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This is about the Jackson information.
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Go ahead.
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The grain bin is connected to a building with heavy machinery, including propane tanks.
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If anybody is inside, we will start evacuating.
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And Black River station.
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Copy direction.
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Do you want Hixton for full response now? Initially the caller was not sure how big the fire was.
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Yes,
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you can have a full response at Hixton.
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We'll see, we have to get there.
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Stand by for Hixton second page.
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Second page for full response from Hixton, near Winnebago Avenue, Harton High Lumber in Black River.
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Again,
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near Winnebago Avenue, Harton High Lumber.
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A grain bin feeder was on fire, now spreading to a connected building with heavy machinery and propane tanks inside.
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Second page is 633 again for full response for Hixton.
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For Hixton.
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And Fire Jackson acknowledged the page.
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Copy, Hixton.
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Acknowledging same time 633.
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Rescue 11.
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Rescue 11 is en route to the scene to stand by.
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Copy, Rescue 11 en route at 634.
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Black River Falls, WI 54615
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