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Small trash can fire extinguished near El ToritoKansas City MO

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Near Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO 64125

Fire crews responded to a report of fire near El Torito at Independence Avenue and Winter Road. Initial reports mentioned visible flames and a person running from the building. Upon investigation, responders found a small trash can fire behind a plasma center that had already been extinguished with a dry chemical extinguisher. No active fire was present when crews arrived.

Audio|Source: Kansas City Fire
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Transcript:
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Winter Road and Independence Avenue,
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El Torito,
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on a building fire,
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a tag 5, tag 5, Drone-O-2, Car 101 4, Pumper-10, Pumper 102, Pumper-204, Pumper-27, Pumper-47, Pumper-47, Rescue 1, Truck 3, Truck 5, 3, truck 5,
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and drone 1.
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Trude Runner's funny.
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Dispast car 101, 8.
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Thank you. Winter Road and Independence Avenue at El Torito on a building fire, take your traffic to TAC 5.
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You can cancel our second medic unit.
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Rescue once in round.
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Copy.
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Rescue one responding.
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Five, truck responding.
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Truck five respondent. Truck five responder.
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Truck three is responding.
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104 heads up.
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Truck three is in a rescue.
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Copy that.
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Number 27 responding.
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27 responding.
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Company is responding.
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This is going to be closer to Independence in Wheeling El Torito.
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19, the Truman was one on emergency.
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Back 19, Truman, one unemergent.
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In all companies responding, callers reporting, seeing fire from the back of the building.
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She saw someone running away.
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23 stations in the area investigating.
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23 in the area investigating.
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This is to 47.
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Number 19 in service and quarters.
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Number 19 in service and quarters.
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Dispatch of 23s.
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Everybody is not on a scene down.
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We're trying to get a more exactation.
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All companies responding independents and wheeling can reduce.
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All companies responding independence and wheeling can reduce.
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24 is in the area.
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24 in the area.
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104 is comfort 27.
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There's some smokers back here, but I think it's coming from here.
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104 did you cop 27th transmission?
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Before this is truck's in.
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Looks like somebody used a dry cam extinguisher on a trash can behind that plasma center.
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I'll be that.
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Yeah,
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dispatch,
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we've got a little bit of smoke behind the buildings out in parking lots, but we are not seeing any flames.
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If you have a callback that can give a better explanation, that would be great.
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Well, since that whole back, all she said is fire from the back of the building.
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Attention out of Italian Chiefs.
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Packages are now ready for pickup.
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Attention to all the Italian Chiefs.
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At the time we hung up, she said that most of the flames were going and she was seeing a lot of white smoke.
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Packages are now ready for pickup.
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Yeah,
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I think we see the caller now, she's kind of walking up to us.
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Somebody did use a dry cam on a trash can behind the plasma center.
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Everybody can be in service.

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Near Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO 64125
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