Explosion and smoke near fisher popcorn warehouse, Selbyville DE


An explosion occurred near the fisher popcorn warehouse. A loud boom shook nearby houses and smoke was seen. There is a smell of gunpowder and an electric wire is down. Fire and emergency crews are at the scene and have requested power company help.
Audio|Source: Sussex County Fire/EMS P25
06:52
Transcript:
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9088[1] explosion near Lighthouse Road cross street Johnson Road smoothed goose lane 12 k885
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25 subject following 2833 336 Liberty Lane first call 12 36 12 36
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9032[2] Zingrichs.
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9.032, 1236.
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I have a control 75.
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Control 76, 1236.
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Control 76, 1237.
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Control 76, 1237.
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9-760[3] you to sign me to this call to backup 1-89.
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Copy.
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878. Good.
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107 on board.
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No, we're BOLF. Copy. 107.
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One of something like Danny Coo.
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The Oval we've got her now.
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30 seconds, sir.
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Copy. I'm going to need you to buy up to mercy maternity right there in Schaeford.
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Adam 784, Sussex.
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You can please some medicine service, thank you.
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Copy one time. I have immediate ones around the Manico Capper 102 is on board.
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Copy, medic 81, Medic 110.
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Copy-0.
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Start for receiver, backup for partner.
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Okay. Okay. Responding.
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Eighty-eight 33.
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Yeah, pop, sober on fire, too.
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129 Deputy IV.
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The Deputy IV, 1239.
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Point 903-4.
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0903 with 4, 1239.
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Units responding to the explosion near Lighthouse Road.
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Second-party caller advised.
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She heard a loud boom, shook her house.
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She went outside.
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She saw a smoke in the area of Fisher Popcorn Warehouse.
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Currently, there is a odor of gunpowder in the air.
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Close the hydrants at Lighthouse Road and Snow Gooseley.
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Squad, 99-yard[4], right?
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884 responding 18 was 6.
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884, 18 to 6, 1240.
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Okay, Tate, confirm.
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Put them one-ton available.
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That's fair. Touching the collection, you know.
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143 for Deputy, all in the Commer Channel.
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If I talk, we want.
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Suss, one-o-one? Go ahead.
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Confirming, full for a single.
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Okay. Copy.
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Suss 875.
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Go ahead.
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All right, self-com. You can go available, thank you.
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Copy, return.
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Copy. Justice, copy.
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One of four on two.
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Yeah, phone, four, four weeks.
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Copy, one thing you can go to vote.
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Copy. Five-nine. Five-nine, twelve forty-two.
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Tower 88, Deputy 5.
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Tower 88, Deputy 5, 1243.
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Point 9-9 is legal location.
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Copy 0.903, 1243.
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29 in Sussex 70.
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Sloat on it.
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Flood on it. Flood 99.
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Electric wire coming off the pole.
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Those are a lot of view.
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We're going to need a power company.
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Let me get you a poll number here in a second.
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Hold with the Rattain units, please.
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You turn 906 as well.
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Copy. E, 76 units, 960 you're available.
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How are you doing on? 884 in the racks available.
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Take my 9-06 copy.
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One with 5, 1244.
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Be available.
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Okay.
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Number.
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9662[6]. It's going to be across the street from that pole right in front of fishing popcorn.
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Copy DTL 59711[5] over 9662[6], across from this pole.
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1245.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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9088: Explosion
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9032: Unit/incident code (likely internal)
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9-760: Backup assignment
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99-yard: Unit identifier
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DTL 59711: Pole number or utility reference
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9662: Pole number or utility reference
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Location mentioned:
Near Lighthouse Rd, Selbyville, DE 19975
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