Large log pile fire spreads near 17th and Madison, Topeka KS


A large pile of logs is burning near 17th and Madison in Topeka, and the fire is spreading to the nearby woodline. Firefighters are on the scene, and the fire is fully involved, possibly needing more resources.
Audio|Source: Topeka Police Dispatch - East and West
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Transcript:
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435, I'm not able to zoom to you on the map. There is currently a fire that Engine 9 is working on at 17th in Madison, I believe it's Browns, tree trimming.
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Except for.
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I just wanted to make sure that someone was on it.
00:14
Thank you,
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sir.
00:18
Okay, 24, I see you now on the map in that area.
00:23
Okay, so forth, thank you.
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434
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434
00:34
Hey we have the drone now right now and it appears that there's a structure fire just to the east of
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the 1700 block in Topeka we're trying to get a good address right now
00:48
and 4
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35 you can show me around to that
00:57
10-4[1], so 435 that's gonna be west of you then?
01:01
Negative to the east and based off the drone footage, it looks like the building is fully in gold.
01:08
Also, did you stay on Topeka?
01:14
No, just to the east, actually, it kind of looks like it's in the woodline. The fort, the woodline actually itself is on fire.
01:25
Yeah, that's the same call.
01:28
I was just looking at.
01:33
435, do you have a good address?
01:39
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, I believe it's the same thing that I was concerned about that fire is already on at 17th in Madison.
01:57
On 435, it's 34 saying it's fully engulf. We'll probably need to send somebody else out.
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September.
02:12
Fire is confirmed it's a very large pile of logs. It's still burning. They're watching it.
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