Garage fire near LaPlante Road threatens nearby house, Grand Rapids MN


A garage fire occurred near LaPlante Road with flames visible from across a lake. The fire fully engulfed the garage and posed a risk to a nearby house about 40 feet away. Two vehicles were inside the attached garage. Emergency units were dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Source: Itasca County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I think you should turn around head back down the plant road.
00:04
Got a guy calling him across the lake saying you can see a possible structure fire.
00:09
Possibly near the address near LaPlante Road in that area.
00:13
Turn for it.
00:20
7.08 will start that way as well.
00:28
Virginia on 106
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Tapia on team 2311
00:38
3rd3 station I'll be in the area
00:44
A second call. It is going to be a fire.
00:51
24.
00:56
Fully engulfed, near LaPlante Road.
01:03
0396.08 copies.
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It's fire you're needed for a structure fire.
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Near LaPlante Road.
01:15
Near LaPlante Road and garage fire. Time page 2214.
01:30
Station groundup is fire.
01:32
You're needed near LaPlante Road.
01:36
Near LaPlante Road for a garage fire on page 2214.
01:45
Station PD.
01:48
Great Dernie.
01:50
3.30, I just got a submitit. Could you check down by the river behind the library? The submitit says that somebody was being heard yelling for help, that somebody was down by the river.
02:05
For a garage on fire.
02:07
On page 2214.
02:18
Station Quassafire near for Box alarm of Grand Rapids Fire near LaPlante Road. We're driving on fire. On page 2215.
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3rd Street through station.
02:38
Grudges fully engulfed. The house is only about 40 feet away from it. Try to make a contact.
02:45
Nobody's answering the door.
02:47
Can you look in the house to see if we've got any numbers and calls?
02:50
That far I'm looking right now.
02:56
28.
02:58
Go ahead, 33.
03:00
Henry Edward,
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443.
03:07
Can you go with that again? I missed the first letter.
03:11
Lincoln, Henry Edward, 443.
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104. 7.4.
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R2 station.
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R2, go ahead.
03:27
We know into box form.
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10.4. 22,
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16, garage is fully involved.
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And it's 40 feet from the house.
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Go ahead.
03:52
Acknowledge php 1081417. 104.2217, deputy unseen,
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gradually engulfed, 40 feet from the residents.
04:05
Okay.
04:11
33 station, we've got two vehicles in the attached garage as well.
04:20
Four, two vehicles in the attached garage.
04:30
Station 118 is advising two vehicles in the attached garage as well, and again that's 40 feet. 10.4.
04:44
Can't stop at the end of the driveway or please are the longer driveway where I should pull in?
04:50
There's a short driveway, park out on the road.
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Location mentioned:
Near Laplant Rd, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
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