Fire at house garage after electric car plug-in, Paxtonia PA


A fire started in the garage and house near South Johnson Street after plugging in an electric car. The caller heard a loud bang and saw smoke filling the house. A person is hanging out of a third-floor window, needing rescue.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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near South Johnson Street for the household fire.
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Company 34.
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Trout three.
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County engine three ones arriving.
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Engine 301. Engine 301.
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All right, truck 34.
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From the caller, he said he got home about 45 minutes ago.
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Plug this Tesla into the garage for the loud bang. Now the house is going to smoke.
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Engine 34, in draft.
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County, truck 74, we're arriving. Do you have a house for a city's long? We're going to pass garage. I'm sorry, Brian. I've got a fire showing my garage.
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We'll be off the future.
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Gobby, you're on the scene,
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two-story single-family attached garage, fire showing from the garage.
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Engine 34 on seat.
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Commandant along coming units, I got a victim side delta third floor, truck 34, get me a ladder.
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Lieutenant 1, do you have any readings or odor at all?
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Engine 34-1 is on.
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No readings throughout.
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Truck 34, can you repeat that last message?
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Okay.
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Truck 34 will be, I need a louder. Third floor, side delta got a victim hanging out.
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Can end all units coming in, South Johnson, two and a half in the front, two and a half in the rear.
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Fire showing in the rear. You should he's located side, Charlie.
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Location mentioned:
S Johnson St, Paxtonia, PA 17112
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