Apartment fire causes damage in Richmond building, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an apartment fire on W Bacon St in Richmond. The fire started from an electrical issue behind furniture in an upstairs bedroom, causing fire damage to room 110. Water damage affected multiple floors below. Investigation is ongoing, and property management is contacted for cleanup.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Richmond from Engine 10.
00:03
Engine 10, go ahead.
00:06
We're going to need them to let us in. Can you tell them to come down and open the door?
00:12
Copy.
00:18
Command from Truck 6.
00:24
Go ahead, truck 6.
00:27
Can we silence the alarm and see if we can get access to make instant at 6304 and 6303?
00:41
Copy. Engine 14, playing entrance to the building, can you please try to silence the alarm and also find Knox Box keys for a main key?
00:54
The check apartment, 6304.
01:05
Six driver reference. I've got silence down here at the FTC panel.
01:11
Also, is there adequate drainage from the system or you guys need the control valve still open?
01:21
Sprinkler in the room is stopped running. I think we're good on a drainage.
01:30
Got it.
01:35
Ranger 5 from command.
01:42
Yeah, 5, go ahead.
01:47
Are you going to need a flying investigator?
01:52
Yes, sir, we got the burned up stuff in the room, and then you got two, three floors worth of water dimming.
02:04
Are we aware how the fire started?
02:11
You can't see an officer.
02:12
What's the room number?
02:16
Room one, ten.
02:32
Yeah, this is going to be your 20 minute left-time notification.
02:39
All you use our account for.
02:43
Fishman Covee of all personnel, count 40103.
02:49
Command from Agent 6.
02:56
Clear at 6.
02:58
The attic is clear.
03:00
Beacon Street claim from Richmond.
03:06
Go ahead, Richard.
03:08
The investigators wondering if you want to respond out or if you just want to talk to him on the phone.
03:16
Tell them give me a call, I've got a number for you.
03:20
Kevin, go ahead with it when you're ready.
03:27
(number withheld).
03:33
Person, copy.
03:39
Man from truck six, I have a keyholder on the third floor with me. We'll be able to open his apartments up now.
03:49
Understood.
03:51
Truck Six, do you have the resident of the apartment whose furniture corner fire, and do we know how that fire started?
03:59
No, sir. I do not have the resident, but you can tell. It was an electric club behind a piece of furniture and upstairs bedrooms.
04:16
Command 6304 has water damage and is awesome.
04:25
Copy, Water Damages, 6304. And Richman from, Command.
04:36
Can we go ahead.
04:40
Investigator 2 will be responding out and be hearing by a half hour.
04:45
Kevin, Investigator 2 responding out in 01010.
04:52
The man from truck 6 is reported by engine 6 that every floor below us halfway down the hallway has water damage all the way to the first floor.
05:10
Is there a building representative or somebody from the maintenance team with you?
05:17
I have the finance manager who has keys to get us into apartments, but none of the other clauses on these hallways. She's working on getting us some keys now.
05:31
Does she have contacts for property management or any maintenance team so they can have a company respond out to assist with this cleanup?
05:46
I'm sorry I was talking with her. Could you repeat?
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Location mentioned:
W Bacon St, Richmond, VA 23222
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