Apartment fire with multiple injuries in Charlottesville, Charlottesville VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/8/2025 06:27 PM

Near 14th St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903

A commercial structure fire occurred in an apartment unit near 14th Street Northwest. Flames were visible, and several people were injured with multiple lacerations. Ambulance assistance was requested on the scene.

Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue

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Transcript:

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Engine 7, Engine 5, Chuck 9, Battalion Chief 2, Battalion Chief 1, and FM5.

00:07

Commercial Appliance Fire,

00:10

Near 14th Street Northwest Unit 405.

00:13

Respond on Alpha Tech 3.

00:16

Engine 7, Engine 5, Chuck 9, Battalion, Chief 2, Battalion Chief 1, and FM5.

00:23

Commercial Appliance Fire, near 14th Street Northwest Unit 405.

00:29

Respond on Alpha, tap 3.

00:42

Engines, 10, 1,

00:44

151, Fire Medic[1]al 1.

00:47

Commercial Structure Fire,

00:49

Near 14th Street, Northwest Unit 405.

00:53

Respond on Alpha Tech 3.

00:55

Engines, 10,1,

00:57

151, Fire Medic[1] 1, Commercial Structure Fire,

01:01

Near 14th Street Northwest Unit 405.

01:05

Respond on Alpha Tech 3.

01:10

The confirming we're on attack three.

01:16

You are on top three.

01:23

Italian 1, Battalion 2.

01:25

Structural Fire Flames and the apartment.

01:28

The Italian 1, Battalion 2,

01:30

engine 5, engine 7, FM 5, 5 minute 1, track 9.

01:33

You're responding.

01:34

Call upgraded commercial structure fire.

01:36

Near 14th Street, North West, Unit 405.

01:40

Closed hydrogen could be in front of 301 Saddler Street.

01:43

Again, call half been upgraded to commercial structure fire with flames coming from their refrigerator.

01:48

27, ATC, 1 this for radio, 4th.

01:51

End of 7. Go ahead.

01:57

...theiminal scene of a large, pre-story,

02:02

carbon complex.

02:04

There's nothing showing from the alpha side being the all-fix strategy.

02:07

Pulling the three-quarter to the Delta side,

02:11

Indus 7 will have command.

02:13

Ender 7, 2nd, 3-story apartment complex, nothing showing from the office side.

02:17

Allof-EFest strategy, pulling instant quarter line to the delta side.

02:21

Into 7, grove, command, 21-31.

02:23

21-31.

02:25

E5, end of 5, 111, 21, 21.

02:27

2131.

02:33

Shark 9 is level one face-to-face with command.

02:36

We're going to be investigating in part...

03:00

Power 10, you've been at his call 2131.

03:04

Patient's injured.

03:05

We've got multiple lacerations.

03:08

We've got to need an ambulance here.

03:10

Dispatch Rescue 17, please.

03:12

Understead, 2132.

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