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Fire spreads beyond appliance at children's beach houseLewes DE

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Bay Ave, Lewes, DE 19958

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a structure fire near Bay Avenue at the Children's Beach House in Lewes, Delaware. The fire was originally reported as a dryer fire but spread beyond the appliance, prompting an upgrade in the emergency response.

Audio|Heard on: Sussex County Fire and Seaford Fire / EMS
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01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Fire,
00:01
near Bay Avenue.
00:02
It's at the Children's Beach House between Michigan Avenue and Illinois Avenue.
00:06
Sixteen 14.
00:13
Eighty-two H truck.
00:16
Eighty-two 1616.
00:19
Eighty-one route through five.
00:24
Eighty-one 1617.
00:38
Upgrading the call.
00:40
I'm going to give you a box, near Bay Avenue Children's Beach House between Illinois and Michigan for a fire that was originally reported to be in the dryer.
00:54
Now they're advising it's beyond the dryer.
00:59
Hey, you want to copy?
01:03
A28 South, can you just repeat that one more time? You said there's extension.
01:09
That's correct.
01:10
The original call was for an appliance fire,
01:14
a dryer,
01:15
and now they're advising it is not contained to the appliance.
01:20
We're upgrading the call now.
01:21
Your hydrant's going to be located mid-block on Cedar Avenue.
01:27
Okay, I've got it.
01:34
Call (number withheld) from the corner for commercial structure fire,
01:41
near Bay Avenue, The Children's Beach House between Michigan Avenue and Illinois Avenue.
01:47
Sixty 19.

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Bay Ave, Lewes, DE 19958

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