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Fire caused by shorted wire on roof triggers evacuationVentnor City NJ

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Washington Ave, Ventnor City, NJ 08406

Fire units responded to a fire caused by a shorted wire on the roof connected to an air conditioning compressor. The building was evacuated, and power was secured to address the hazard. Traffic near Washington Avenue was affected, with some ramps temporarily closed for safety.

Audio|Source: Atlantic and Cape May Counties Fire and EMS - Southern
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Transcript:
00:00
41's on location.
00:01
47, if you come up north, sweep around on the express fire, come back to Southbound, I think I don't want to Washington Avenue exit, it's right here underneath the other pass.
00:14
We're ever seen there for it, Dennis.
00:16
I've got to track me right now.
00:18
Okay. 17 changes and traffic is really heavy in what direction is you coming if you were going to come out with exit 9 and expressway and come eastbound you would get off like you get on the parkway
00:33
That's a third, you know, e-bound only frontway seeking exit 7 out
00:37
Yeah, come down on the ramp, like they're going to go north shot down on the parkway, and you'll come right on it.
00:44
It's a, we'll be blocking the ramp, though.
00:47
Are you able to get through?
00:48
Oh, you're going to go. So, you're on location.
00:49
See, down location.
00:50
That's secure power to conference for them all.
00:52
Timber. Jimber.
00:53
Yes. I'm going to watch off for stabilization.
00:54
I think that's been able to see a little one subject-cons for it right now.
00:59
Briefly, state-ovation.
01:00
Little giant, please.
01:02
Two days, fifteen, forty-six, fifteen.
01:04
Forty-six.
01:05
Responding, four of them.
01:07
Thank you. Stay in a five, good in the next to you.
01:09
Yeah, there, 46 off there.
01:11
15, 40, three to 15, standing by.
01:13
This is, forty, forty-three, standing by, forty-six, you're smart.
01:16
Twenty-seven is responding to a seven.
01:22
Mrs. 37. Three-seven.
01:28
Revide, forty-step, all their case.
01:32
20 to 21.
01:38
Okay, if you should have 22 and 27, I'm gonna add you.
01:41
That's all right, he's not getting to talk to yourself, the station.
01:44
27 in command?
01:45
Yeah, 27.
01:46
You still want us up on the Boardway?
01:47
It's your location.
01:48
Fire or no?
01:49
All right, stage very now, parkway.
01:53
All right, we'll stay there.
01:54
T.M.A.O. Makeup.
01:55
22, which location?
01:56
On the faraway pass in 38.
01:58
A shorted out and small running wire on the roof to an AC compressor.
02:04
We'll work on the energizing that and evacuating the building.
02:06
Let me know the resources at this time.

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