Fire crews extinguish blaze at Lexington factory, Lexington NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial blaze at a manufacturing facility on Welcome Center Boulevard in Lexington, North Carolina. The fire was located near forklift charging stations inside the building. Multiple units, including Engine 86, coordinated efforts to contain and extinguish the flames. The situation was brought under control without any confirmed injuries reported.
Audio|Heard on: Davidson NC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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04:23
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 86, Charlotte line.
00:03
Go ahead, Charlotte.
00:04
You got water coming?
00:07
When you get some people down there.
00:11
Send us some help.
00:14
Have them bring some tools and an imager.
00:18
It's like I'm late.
00:20
I need to go ahead and salvage my water supply.
00:23
Yeah, go ahead and catch that hydrant just in case.
00:27
33, are you back? My next dude.
00:30
I'm arriving now, sir.
00:32
You know where the office is up front?
00:36
Second entrance, correct?
00:38
Yeah, go in there and come through the building.
00:43
Bring your imager and stuff with you.
00:45
I'm gonna need you to check the inside.
00:47
Copy that.
00:48
Enter the front door and meet you inside each of the buildings.
00:52
The fire is gonna be on the Aurora Plastics side, so when you walk into the manufacturing area, come that way.
01:04
Ten four, two thirty-five.
01:05
Y'all get packed up and come up here to Engine eighty-six.
01:12
Send one of those tri-fiber lights up here with the next group that comes up.
01:21
I'm trying to get my water supply.
01:23
Are you on tac still?
01:26
Bring me your section of five inch, please.
01:31
CCOM, are you on 86 sat?
01:34
Yes, sir.
01:35
Go ahead and get the fire marshal right out here.
01:40
Command, be advised, 133 has locked doors at the front office here.
01:47
Get one of those maintenance workers to go around there and let the others in.
01:54
Got a crew coming to you.
01:58
Command, be advised, a crew of three en route.
02:03
I just looked through the dock door.
02:06
There's a little bit of smoke in there.
02:08
It doesn't look bad.
02:10
It's going to be up there near the charging station for the forklifts.
02:16
We got the fire knocked down right now.
02:23
When the next crew gets up there, I could use them with some air packs and that tripod light.
02:31
All right, 33's crew has made entry into the manufacturing area.
02:38
If you could just check that wall where the forklifts are charging.
02:43
All of this happened right on the back side of it.
02:47
Ten four. Be advised, I do have one maintenance worker with me.
02:56
Got my water supply established.
02:59
You want me to hold off on charging it?
03:04
No, go ahead and switch over.
03:07
What's the status on that next crew up there?
03:10
Crew members are on their way now.
03:24
Fire Marshal is requesting you to contact him on his personal line.
03:29
Tell him I don't have time to call him.
03:31
We've had a commercial building fire and they need to come out here.
04:18
You can show us under control on Welcome Center Boulevard.
04:22
We've got the fire knocked down.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Welcome Center Blvd, Lexington, NC 27295
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