Smoke near Charlestown Rd linked to Christmas lights, New Albany IN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of a possible house fire near Charlestown Road in New Albany. On arrival, crews observed smoke or haze in the area but determined that the apparent smoke likely came from nearby Christmas lights rather than an active fire. No injuries or property damage were reported.
Audio|Heard on: New Albany Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Box alarm district five.
00:04
Near Charlestown Road.
00:10
Possible house on fire across the street from here.
00:20
Major fire in the area, radio.
00:23
Get to locate.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:38
You can go ahead with my shift of service.
00:45
Yes sir.
00:51
That address is going to be on the corner of Roosevelt, but we didn't see anything when we came through there.
01:12
There is nothing here that we can see.
01:22
We got a haze over here on Roosevelt.
01:34
Engine one's on scene, on the plug, Roosevelt and Charlestown Road.
01:42
Truck one's on scene staging in the area.
01:56
The caller was looking at the ping.
02:00
It's going to be directly in the backyard, right across from the business.
02:05
The parking lot there is where the call originated from.
03:10
They advised that there was some smoke down the street towards the loft.
03:17
There should be some Christmas lights also around the building in question.
03:21
They don't believe it was on fire.
03:30
She said her (name withheld) ran down there and they believe it was Christmas lights.
03:35
They smelled something that might have been on fire.
03:38
They were confused themselves.
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:
Charlestown Rd, New Albany, IN 47150
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