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Child starts microwave fire in single-family homeIndianapolis IN

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Near W 44th St, Indianapolis, IN 46228

A 7-year-old child accidentally started a fire by cooking food in a microwave at a single-family home near West 44th Street. The fire is now out, and no active flames or smoke are present. The fire department responded and is investigating the incident.

Audio|Source: Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 12, engine 14, engine 30, ladder 14, ladder 30, quad 14, battalion 1, battalion 7, safety central, near West 44th Street, residence fire, assigned to, op 1, engine 12, engine 14, engine 14, ladder 13, ladder 30, squad 14, battalion 1, battalion 7, safety central,
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near West 44th Street, residence fire, 11,0 8 hours. Location, 4,400, North, 2100 West, assigned to Op 1.
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Control Battalion 1, Markly responding, MDTs down.
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Battalion 1 responding, 11.09.
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Engine 9.4025 East 82nd Street. Vehicle accident. Engine 9.4025 East 802nd Street. Vehicle accident.
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1109 hours.
01:07
Location 8300 North 4,000 East.
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It's responding to near West 44th Street.
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The single-story, single-family residents, caller advised that the microwave was on fire. They are evacuated from the residence, 1110.
01:33
Engine 27. Ambulance 20, EMS, 93, 920 North Tuxedo Street, Chestain, Harts.
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Engine 27, ambulance, ambulance 20, EMS,
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93, 920 North Tuxedo Street, Chastain Harps, 11, 10 hours. Location, 900, North, 3,400 East.
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Medic 26, contact control with your status, Medic 26.
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Units responding, near West 44th Street.
02:09
Be advised PD is responding to the location for the caller.
02:12
He's a juvenile home loan.
02:20
Control Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1.
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Is this scene safe?
02:27
Affirmative. It's a 7-year-old who was trying to cook food in the microwave and caught it on fire.
02:36
Claire.
02:41
Control from Agent 12.
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Engine 12.
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Engine 12.
02:51
Engine 12 is on scene of a single story resident.
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Nothing showing.
02:55
Agent 12 will be investigating.
02:57
We're on a plug.
02:59
Clear. Engine 12 is on scene.
03:01
near West 44th Street.
03:04
The single-story residence, nothing showing by the Authority of Engine 12.
03:07
Establishing 44th Street Command will be investigating 1112.
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Ladder 88, Medics, 84, 736, Westbury, East Drive, apartment F, chestane hearts.
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Ladder 88, medic 84,
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736 Westbury, East Drive, apartment F, testane hearts, 11, 12 hours, location 800, north, 5,800 west.
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Control, Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1.
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Longseen, assuming command.
03:47
Engine 12 will have investigations.
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Go ahead and cancel the second chief and the safety responding.
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By the authority of Battalion 1, Battalion 1 assuming 44th Street to be there, Battalion 7, Safety Central. You could disregard your run a mark in service.
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Squad 14, so I'm sorry.
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Come in from investigations.
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Go ahead,
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investigations.
04:24
We got a fire in the microwave. It's out.
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Claire.
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Do you need a truck for vending?
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Vegas.
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I'm going to start fire stop to your location too, with this being a youth.
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Control from command.
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From 44th Street, Command.
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Cancel all companies with the exception engine 12. This is a fire in a microwave that's out on arrival.
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And transfer command to engine 12, we can release the operator and go ahead and start fire stop to this location due to the age of the child.
05:10
Clear. All companies responding to near West 44th Street can disregard the Red of Market Service with the exception of Engine 12. All companies responding, near West 44th Street, can disregard the Red of Market Service with the exception of Engine 12. By the authority of 44th Street Command,
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transferring command to Engine 12,
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start, fire, stop, 1114.

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