Vehicle fire causes heavy smoke near bellingham school, Bellingham MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, heavy smoke was reported near a middle school on South Main Street in Bellingham. Fire and police responded and found that a box truck in a parking lot had likely caught fire, producing smoke. The vehicle left the area before responders arrived. No ongoing fire or injuries were confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Bellingham Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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03:30
Transcript:
00:00
South Main Street by the middle school in the area there's heavy smoke in the area, not like something burning I'll be able to check it out.
00:12
Goethe.
00:22
Bellingham Fire announcing a still alarm.
00:25
Brush, outside fire.
00:27
Near South Wayne Street.
00:30
Bellingham Fire announcing a still alarm.
00:32
Brush, outside fire.
00:35
Engine 4 near South Main Street.
00:45
Okay, six o'clock, I'll be in the air.
00:51
Mason.
00:56
Engine 4 is en route near 1052.
01:03
Engine 4 en route 1646.
01:06
He was called in by PD.
01:07
It was flagged down by a party who drove by reporting smoke in the area.
01:11
Said that they could smell something burning.
01:13
Thank you.
01:26
117. I got nothing showing.
01:35
I'm going to keep the employee and keep me on setting on.
01:38
Okay.
01:42
Six.
01:44
1219 control.
01:48
Control. Control.
01:54
Spoke to the attendant, they're not seeing or doing anything.
01:58
I believe it seems like a vehicle might have caught fire in the southwest area.
02:12
And that's aiding 1649.
02:18
19 control.
02:26
Control.
02:33
The attendant just came out.
02:35
They said there was heavy smoke coming from a live box truck in the parking lot.
02:40
But it appears the issue was resolved and they left the area.
02:44
I don't make or no model.
02:51
Thank you.
02:59
Agent 4 to Fireline.
03:05
Do we have any more information from the reporting party? Ready to investigate any area without the town.
03:15
PD is currently speaking with the employee at the BP gas station, stated that there was heavy smoke coming from a box truck that was in the parking lot.
03:27
The vehicle has left unknown direction to travel.
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Location mentioned:
S Main St, Bellingham, MA 02019
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