Lightning strike causes exterior damage at Richmond apartments, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonA lightning strike caused damage to the exterior bricks of an apartment building near Malvern Avenue at Malvern Manor Apartments. Fire crews responded to reports of a fire but found no smoke or fire inside. The damage appears limited to the building's exterior with no signs of interior fire or hazard.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 18, engine 12, engine 19, engine 10, engine 6, Truck 7, truck 3, safety 1, Battalion 2, and Battalion 1.
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Multiple dwelling fire.
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Apartment near Malvern Ave, Malvern Manor Apartments, Apartment 7.
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Engine 18, engine 12, engine 19, engine 10, engine 6, truck 7, truck 3, safety 1, battalion 2, and battalion 1.
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Multiple dwelling fire.
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Apartment near Malvern Ave, Malvern Manor Apartments, Apartment 7.
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Cross streets are Cary Street Road and Kingpest Parkway.
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On tap Channel 4.
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Timeout, 2113.
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Tornout Company is en route to apartment near Malvern Ave, Malvern Manor Apartments for the fire.
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Apartment fire.
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Plan advised that the apartment was struck by lightning at 2114 hours.
01:04
Day 18, we'll have a hydrant mid block between Grove and Cherry.
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Night 2 is arriving in three-story apartment building, nothing visible from the Alpha side.
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Out of command, command post will be on the office side, be investigating.
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Cubby, Battalion 2 on, seen nothing visible from the Alpha-side, three-story apartment complex.
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Battalion 2nd. 2nd. Command, will investigate command post-companied on the Alphside, 2116 hours.
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119 from Agent 6, where is your hydrant?
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19, we'll be taking the hydrogen carry in Malvern.
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7 from command, you'll be the investigative group along with 18.
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Investigator group to command.
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Go ahead.
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We have external damage from a lightning strike to the bricks investigating the alarm system's out, the fire alarm system's out.
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We're just going to check out apartments.
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Proceed.
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Cable.
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It was on locations.
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Copy 12, unseen 21 18 hours.
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Thanks, Amanda.
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I got maintenance keeping keys to each apartment.
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Proceed.
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As right now, the common stairwells are clear.
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Receive all companies hold your position with the exception of Truck 7 and Engine 18.
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2119.
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7X-ray from command.
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Can you give me a report from the Charlie side?
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Charlie's light is clear.
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Richmond, 360's complete nothing visible, exterior, all four sides.
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Michigan copies 360, complete nothing visible, all four sides.
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21, 19 hours.
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221, have your office at 3, 713, Angela Drive, Stage for RPD.
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21, 20 hours.
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Investigated group from command, do you need any additional resources to assist?
03:54
Not right now.
03:56
I just made into the common attic to the area of the strike.
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I've got no smoke and no signs of hazard.
04:06
Confirming it's just confined to the damage on the outside of the building, no indication of any charring inside the structure, right?
04:17
No, sir.
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It appears to be exterior at this moment.
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We'll hold all companies just a few more minutes until you confirm you don't need additional resources.
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Location mentioned:
Near 1/2 Malvern Ave, Richmond, VA 23221
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