Small fire behind strip mall may be started by juveniles, Cincinnati OH


A small fire involving pallets and cardboard was reported behind a strip mall. Witnesses saw three juveniles running away into a nearby Wing Stop. The fire caused minimal damage and is under investigation.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
Respond to near Grand Avenue, across Utah Avenue, Northside Avenue.
00:03
Call reports two tanks sent across the location for investigation.
00:09
Your fire ground is Maine.
00:10
Andrews 21. Respond to near Grand Avenue to invest.
00:13
Caller says there's two red tanks sent across the location about 20 pounds each.
00:17
Belize they might be abandoned weights unsure.
00:20
We'd like us to check it out.
00:21
Your background is Maine. Pictures to your cell phone or anything like that.
00:25
Let me get a little more information from you.
00:28
So what you're telling is you've got an outdoor fire behind a strip mall.
00:31
Looks like it's some pallets or cardboard.
00:33
Witnesses saw the people responsible run inside the Wing Stop.
00:38
According to dispatch, witnesses saw three people run from this location and go into Wing Stop.
00:47
It's about,
00:49
it's very small.
00:51
It's probably three feet by three feet, but I could text you a picture if you wanted.
00:55
I prefer if you could email it to me instead of texting if this is something I can follow up on other than just a complaint, and who made the 911 call say they saw witnesses, do you have a description of the people?
01:13
Let me find out if any of the folks here on scene are witnesses.
01:15
The Furncrest Court Apartments, near Goeval Avenue.
01:21
57-year-old male, unknown infection, fire ground is A2.
01:26
It's 35-935 respond.
01:27
Furncrest Court Department 3191, Unit 8.
01:31
57-year-old male is hemorrhaging from an unknown infection.
01:34
Fire ground is A2.2.
01:35
Enchon 19, Responder St.
01:36
Clair's Bonner, Town Hall Street, cross through South Market Street in Clifton Avenue, reported with a 40-year-old male, feeling faint and pale.
01:44
Your patient is outside.
01:45
Your patient is outside.
01:54
Your patient is outside.
01:56
No, this is a couple of flattened cardboard boxes on an extremely small pallet.
02:06
Definitely don't think there's anything even over one hundred dollars in damage.
02:10
Okay, that's clear.
02:11
It's my guess that these are probably juveniles that were seen running away.
02:15
But if you would send me the photos,
02:19
one or two maybe three is enough.
02:21
Also in your narrative when you email me, just what it was that you were told you were responding to with regard to dispatch mentioning seeing three people running away from the scene.
02:36
I'd appreciate that.
02:37
That's clear, send you the email right now.
02:39
Copy that, I'm going to switch back to Maine.
02:41
Thank you.
Disclaimer:
This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near Grand Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45214
Correct
Incorrect