Residential house fire with roof collapse near North Hodges Dr, Monticello IN
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a residential house near North Hodges Drive caught fire with flames visible on multiple sides. The roof collapsed during firefighting efforts. Fire units responded and worked on extinguishing the fire. There were conflicting reports about people possibly inside, but no confirmed occupants were found.
Audio|Heard on: Newton County Fire and EMS Dispatch, Brook-Iroquois Township Fire
Listen to dispatch call
06:27
Transcript:
00:00
May there are a question tankers from Brookston and Chalmers for the residential fire near North Hodges Drive.
00:09
Thank you for Burkton and Chalmers.
00:33
Tommy Monticello, H&3 is arriving.
00:40
Attention Chalmers-Brookston Fire.
00:44
Delphi is requesting to respond to a structure fire near North Hodges Drive, Delphi via structure fire.
01:00
Fire unit with traffic, go ahead.
01:03
Agent Three on scene.
01:07
Three on thing.
01:11
Three on thing.
01:30
No on the primary drive on Hodges Drive need to get them out to allow access for fire units.
01:43
Engine three, all three sides of this are showing fire except your D side of conflicting reports of possibly somebody inside.
01:53
The homeowners are not sure.
01:56
Any tenable spaces that you can see?
02:00
I don't believe so.
02:01
I don't think there's anything we're going to do about it.
02:04
All right, we're dropping two inch and three quarters off the rear.
02:10
Next in-unit, you're going to be our water supply.
02:15
Yeah, the roof just caved in.
02:20
Engine three, fire two, I'll help you man, hose lines.
02:26
Fire two, you're going to suit up with the engine.
02:32
Affirmative.
02:34
Okay.
02:36
Carol County Dispatch, Montesil Fire One.
02:41
One.
02:47
One back a love it.
02:49
I'll need to go on school.
02:51
Clear.
03:14
Fire 1. Mark Time, water on the fire on the fire.
03:19
Fire 1, water on the fire, 742.
03:34
I'm thinking that stuck vehicle on 600.
03:41
That's history.
04:01
Clear at 643.
04:36
CETs responding?
04:40
It'll be engine one and tanker.
04:45
I'm going to go to DMA 2, DMA 2.
04:57
Works, engine 1, clear.
05:32
Apparently, we're going to attach this inch and three quarter.
05:43
Shut down the red inch and three quarters.
06:11
I'm Delphi Fire, did you copy Monticello Fire's information direct?
06:18
By the state you find Engine 3 for water source.
06:23
Engine 3, you can recharge the red line, recharge the red line.
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Location mentioned:
N Hodges Dr, Monticello, IN 47960
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