House fully engulfed in flames on Pickle Rd, Akron OH


A house near Pickle Rd is fully engulfed in flames. Emergency units are responding and have requested mutual aid for a tanker to fight the fire. Roads are being blocked to keep people away from the scene, and evacuations are underway. Firefighters are managing the fully involved working fire.
Audio|Source: Southern Summit County / Northern Stark County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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But the house is completely in flames now.
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Three-year-old mental cancer patient, swelling and neck, difficulty breathing.
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Between Verna Court Southeast and Edwin Avenue Southeast.
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This call is third-party information from the male sister-in-law and (name withheld). Her husband, (name withheld), is going to be en route 15 to 20-minute ETA and a gray traverse.
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1.23 copies.
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She advised he's threatening taking pills or are you currently taking?
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She said that he was threatening to take pills.
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I'm unsure if he took anything yet.
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Okay, that's fair.
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Just be advised.
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Both units, just be advised. The mail also walked himself inside the bathroom.
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All right, clear. You notify UFD,
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have them respond.
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They can stage and we'll make sure the scene's clear for they arrive.
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Tenfar.
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They block off coming from southbound, or sorry, northbound.
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Hi, Koppi, can we get a hold of somebody to post on Facebook to avoid the traffic?
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And we'll get there.
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Can you make sure they send the squad for the gentleman here? Can you come to Union Town Fire, respond to (number withheld) Shoshone Avenue Northwest,
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(number withheld) Shoshone Avenue Northwest, Union Town Fire responding,
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PD's en route for a 17-year-old male, threatening suicide by swallowing pills.
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They're requesting you stage.
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You need a on fire responding, 1502.
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We have a med unit from Akron on the way.
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Do you want a secondary med unit for standby? No permit.
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Have it.
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Fully involved working fire.
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Fully involved or I was kind of working fire?
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It's brief a battalion unseen, fully involved, working fire.
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Okay,
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911.
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Clearing up.
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15-04.
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That's such a much.
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Springfield engine one on scene.
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Springfield inch one on scene.
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Springfield inch one on scene.
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Look to the garage, the driveway.
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Got the tragic one, I'm saying.
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Give some room to the power when they get here.
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Let's fly on that hydrant right by you.
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The entire one copies.
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Do you want our elevator on our way?
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Affirmative. Affirmative.
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Affirmative.
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Green fires requesting Mutual Aid for near Pickle Rd, near Pickle Rd, green fires requesting a tanker for a structure fire.
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They're going to be operating on Max 2.
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Entown fire responding, 1506.
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45,
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26, 5518, 45 and fire not my route factor, patient.
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Copy.
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Shoppy.
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We can't have them announce just to stay away from the property, way from the roadway.
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I don't know if anything's going to explode, if it's going to be any residuals.
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Near Pickle Rd, Akron, OH 44312
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