Multiple fires burning near railroad tracks and car wash, Saginaw MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/02/2025 01:42 PM (PDT)

Congress Ave & N Niagara St, Saginaw, MI 48602

Multiple fires are burning near railroad tracks and behind a car wash, causing thick black smoke. Another fire is reported near the dead end of Congress Street close to a hydrant.

Audio|Source: Saginaw EMS, Fire, Police

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Transcript:

00:00

I got it. Negative. There's some thick, thick black smoke coming from somewhere around Genesee and the river. Okay, I'll get them started to trip the area.

00:29

Back there where the school is or the river, can't quite tell. You can't show me on at the hospital. Looks like the rescue are going to out right now. Okay. 3.505-Talmers is going to be for our warning report, 6-3. Okay. 1646.

00:52

Florida outside, one West Genesee Avenue, one West Genesee Avenue.

00:57

Correction.

00:58

It's going to be at the intersection of West Genesee Avenue in North Niagara.

01:01

Call of the Bison, it's going to be a large black gleam of smoke.

01:08

Timeout 1647.

01:10

Go ahead. Looks like railroad ties are on fire on the tracks.

01:14

Tell fire that they can bring in one rig in through the art sample, back parking lot, between the health building and art sample.

01:24

They can come right in there.

01:25

There's a gate where they can come in, possibly.

01:27

There looks like there's another fire further down, though.

01:29

I'll let you know.

01:30

Okay, got me.

01:31

It looks like railroad ties are on fire up right behind the car wash, if you would,

01:36

by the railroad tracks as well.

01:37

Okay.

01:38

It's a good little blaze.

01:39

It's going to be A-frame.

01:45

They've been contacted.

01:46

Matt's a copy, thank you.

01:47

Congress, and there's a hydrant right here too, if you want to let them know.

01:50

Kathy.

01:51

Central 9-3.

01:52

9-3.

01:53

There's going to be another fire at the dead end of Congress and right near the hydrant.

01:57

Do you want another engine?

01:58

All the Venture 4 advise, we're just talking to flyers.

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