Lightning strike causes roof damage but no fire found, Bluffton SC
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a two-story house near Wheelhouse Wy after a lightning strike caused a hole in the roof and a smoke smell. No active fire or heat was found on inspection. A blown electrical outlet was discovered but no fire was present.
Audio|Source: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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entity 31, end of 38, and 3237, trucking 35, the time 38, respond to a multiple structure fire[1] at near Wheelhouse Wy, to my 17, 18.
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It's 513-8 in the round.
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Superba time, 38, a copy in route to a stretcher barter.
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Any near Wheelhouse Wy, it's going to be in reference to colorizing that her house is just hit with lightning, and smell of smoke.
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She does advise that there is a hole in the second floor on the roof.
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It will not be evacuating.
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This is that, change of 331 in route.
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So far, this is that I want to copy around to a possible structure fire[1] at any near Wheelhouse Wy.
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That's the 935 is clear medical and round structure car.
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To move it's 935.
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Is that attention 337 is en route? Copy information.
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So far as 337. Dispatch engine 331.
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Go ahead. On scene, two-story residential, nothing shown from the exterior.
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We'll have command on off one.
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For copy, unseen, two-star residential, nothing showing you have command of office.
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One. This guy, 38, so much.
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331 officer, 331 driver.
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Craig's in the second floor with the thermal image.
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You're checking that wall where you can see where the siding blew out the center of the house.
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331 officer, 331 driver.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah, Cap, I'm in the attic with the tick.
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There's no heat signature up here that I can see.
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All right, can you go to the, did you check that room, the center room on the alpha side of the house, second division, where the sidings going in between those windows?
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I did. I didn't get anything.
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I'll look again.
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Dispatch 1038.
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3.8. All 104.
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Cancel are all respondable in units?
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September break. Responding is copy?
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Clear. This rest 3.30 in copy is available.
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Suburgen's at 8.
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This text, Tanya, 88.
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Sanity.
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You can cancel EMS and law enforcement.
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We're going to be shutting the gas off, and we don't need Dominion to still respond.
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Silver Company, cancel EMS and law enforcement.
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You'll be shutting off the gas and need Dermaine to respond?
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That's affirmative.
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Trevor.
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331 officer 331 driver go ahead I've just got one blown outlet here on the Alpha side bedroom no heat signatures here for is the cover still on the outlet? It's halfway on the outlet.
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It's halfway on the outlet.
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All right, maybe at the front door I'll give you a screwdriver.
Police codes explained
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structure fire: Possible structure fire
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Location mentioned:
Near Wheelhouse Wy, Bluffton, SC 29910
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