Fire started by discarded cigarettes at vacant property, Cleveland OH


Two individuals smoking discarded cigarettes into a bucket caused a fire at a vacant property on Lenox Drive. Arson and fire departments responded and sought to contact the property manager for follow-up.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police and Metro Housing Authority
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Transcript:
00:00
I got Arson on the line.
00:01
They responded out at 8.52 in the morning on August 14.
00:05
They call on Lenox, I don't know if you want to call that dealership that's there.
00:08
A lot of times they park the cars over there on Lenox that are getting body worked on or maintenance stuff of the car.
00:13
Because I know it's a habitual thing over there.
00:16
They were able to see video footage from a nearby store.
00:20
There were two individuals who were smoking and they threw their discarded cigarettes into a bucket and that's what caused the fire.
00:27
Okay. They gave me the report number.
00:30
They want the owner of that vacant property that they want its information so that they can reach out to them.
00:36
Okay, I can give you the property manager's name and info.
00:42
Okay, go ahead with it.
00:43
One second, let me give it to my car.
00:45
San 14 to radio.
00:47
Do we have a CAD number or report number that was already done on our end for that?
00:51
Town 666 radio.
00:52
Go ahead.
00:53
For fire, he does, or poor arson, they don't believe that we responded out.
00:58
They got the call directly from their chief because fire was on scene trying to fight the fire.
01:04
I have their report number.
01:05
I have a traffic stop.
01:06
Glenside and East 134th.
01:10
Ohio Vanity played David Adam, Nick, Nick, yesterday,
01:15
1-0. I have listening.
01:16
You say, Glenside and what? I'm sorry.
01:18
East 134th.
01:20
Okay, if you can just put all that into MCAD, and then what we'll do is we'll do an arson report, but we're not going to request arson to come out since they're already there, and we'll put all that caller's information in the report for them, if you just want to advise them.
01:32
I have a 11 of radio.
01:33
Charlie 16, would you happen to know the name of that dealership? Okay, it's going to be 0-070.
01:38
Go ahead. 2014-radio, enable.
01:39
It's the Kia one right there at Brook Park Road in State.
01:42
Okay, I copy.
01:43
So, Medical Levin just pulled off with the person.
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Location mentioned:
Lenox Dr, Cleveland, OH 44126
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