Vehicle crashes into building and catches fire, Suffolk VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to an auto accident near North Main Street in Suffolk, where a silver SUV struck a pole and then a building. The vehicle caught fire, which spread to the building. All occupants were safely out of the vehicle before firefighters arrived. Crews performed fire attack and requested utility assistance due to power concerns downtown.
Audio|Heard on: Suffolk City Fire and Rescue
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03:7
Transcript:
00:00
Auto accident, high mechanism vehicle on fire, near North Main Street.
00:07
Engine one, rescue one, EMS 161, battalion one, medic one responding for auto accident, high mechanism.
00:12
This vehicle on fire, near North Main Street and West Washington Street.
00:17
For all apparatus, work out of tag two, stack two.
00:20
Engine one, rest one, EMS one, battalion one, finish one.
00:22
Work out of tag two.
00:34
This one response.
00:42
Yeah, he won't respond.
00:47
Copy.
00:57
We're calling in contact and maybe we got power downtown.
01:08
Rescue five four.
01:15
Vehicle hit a pole,
01:16
Poles are down, vehicle's on fire, silver Yukon, everyone's out of the vehicle.
01:26
Correction, they are now advising of vehicles in a building on fire.
01:30
We did have a fire alarm come through for near North Main.
01:37
They woke up.
01:51
We do have a car on the building, building is on fire.
02:02
Is this by chance near North Main?
02:05
Don't have the address, the building just before Rite Aid.
02:12
Acknowledged, upgrading.
02:34
We're going to need Dominion ASAP.
02:40
Acknowledged, stand by.
02:52
Got the vehicle fully involved with smoke coming out of the building on all sides.
02:58
Single occupant out of the vehicle.
03:03
Rescue One, go ahead and make entry.
03:06
Engine One, you're going to make fire attack.
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Location mentioned:
N Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
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