Electrical sparks cause smoldering compactor at store, Bloomington IL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to smoke and electrical sparks from a compactor at a Bloomington store. There was no active fire, only a smoldering situation caused by an electrical issue inside the dumpster. The situation was contained without evacuation.
Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
The units responding to Meyer, they're advising to come to the backside of the store.
00:05
Compactors are going to be inside the building.
00:08
They did have a fire and still smoking at this time.
00:13
Okay, we're going to the backside for a compact of the smoking.
00:21
Nick, Tarkins on the scene,
00:24
nothing showing, no evacuation, I'll be around the backside.
00:28
Cartan, 104.
00:37
Beck, I'm engine 13 will be on scene, C.
00:39
F. Meyer, command.
00:45
Engine 13, Meyer, command, 1054.
00:52
13, there's an open bay door over here on the east side of the building.
00:57
I haven't seen anything yet, though.
01:01
Okay, we're coming around to the east side.
01:02
By comedy, engine 10's level 1.
01:06
That's (expletive).
01:08
Angel 10, 24.
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10,
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you can just stay there.
01:16
Backtown, Battalion 10's on team.
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Battalion 10, 10.
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Battalion 10.
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Car 10.
01:27
Good.
01:29
Sounds like it's more of an electrical problem inside the dumpster.
01:32
It wasn't actually on fire.
01:34
They just saw some sparks or something coming from the dumpster itself.
01:38
Electrical components.
01:41
We're looking at the possible electrical problem and no actual fire.
01:49
Go ahead and pass commandee.
01:53
Yep.
01:59
Comptgeantage 12 level 1.
02:01
Engine 12th level 1.
02:02
Engine 12, that's 14.
02:07
That count from RC12.
02:14
I'm not calling from Rescue 12,
02:16
but Rescue 12 is clear as St.
02:21
Joe's in service and available on the air.
02:26
Hey,
02:29
MZ crew, you gotta take lunch where you want.
02:31
We are going back to get rock and we'll take lunch at the yard.
02:36
That's what we're doing.
02:38
Probably gonna go back out of 74 if we have enough oil.
02:44
Forty-two copy.
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Three-six.
02:52
Forty-six. Forty-six.
02:57
The tiny ten.
03:00
The time is assuming my command.
03:03
I've got a smoldering fire in a compact.
03:06
We've got a couple of units working.
03:08
We'll be operating on fireground, Red.
03:11
With high television to command,
03:13
small fire the compactor, we'll go on a red ten-four.
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Bloomington, IL
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