Electrical fire at retail store prompts evacuation


Firefighters responded to an ongoing electrical fire at a Ross Dress for Less store. The fire was reportedly caused by an electrical short circuit at the outside corner of the building's facade. Smoke and a strong burning smell were present, and crews were working to shut off power and evacuate the store as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
04:22
Transcript:
One 91 dispatch. Service returning from Concord. One 91. I've shut off six engine section. I've shut off several circuits for signage and front downlights. Have you got any change. Well, you know, all the lights are still on, so we believe it's still hot. The smell's pretty strong. I'm starting to get a little worried that that fire might be reaching up in there. Sir, can you guys hit it with the dry camera at all? I'll get the truck heading this way. Yeah, you're calling the truck. We've got a ladder so that we can hit it with a dry camera. We can call this a little bit. I'll advise when the lights go off in the front of the building in the hole. This is at 3.50, 10.4. 300 hitty, 24. Kind of carton engine 6. 104. Go ahead. Can you see me a battalion and truck 18 to this address list? Just max 543. Yeah. Truck 18, still. 205 County Road 6 East. Rough dress for less. Truck 18, still. 205 County Road 6 East. Rough transfer left. 543. 43, then released from command warrant service. 911 dispatch. 9-211. Battalion 105. Still, 205 County Road 6 East. Rough transfer left. Atalier 105, still, 205 County Road 6 East. Rough transfer left. Rough dress for last. 541-504. The victim is advising she believes this occurred at her workplace at the Georgia Middle School. Her question show me 1076 there. Step 4. 222, same traffic. 541.504. Can you send somebody to the rear with the roof rider, please? Dispatch. 921 in Route, Oceania. 921. On your way. L-Card Battalion 105. Go ahead. 9-229-189-104. 5-0-4. 904. 90s, get on road. Elkhart, you can show Battalion 105 en route. I hit a ride by mistake. Can you repeat that? 7. 616. 105 engine 6. It's headed your way right now. 97 to 504, I can go on row. 105, go engine 6. Holden to Long's gas station, Indiana, college plate, D. David, C. Charles, Adam, or Robert, R. Robert, 26th grade on the red toilet coral. 99th, 508, switch fire ground one. You're off primary. 109 and 1020. Yeah, Longs, gas station off of U.S. 20. We have an electrical short circuit that started a small fire. It's at the outside corner of the large facade, Ross dressed for us. We definitely need the truck. To get more companies coming just in case it's back behind this large facade. I'm currently working on getting everyone out of the store so I can just kill all the electric. So I'm having a hard time finding what circuit this started from. Copy that. We'll be there in a bit.
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Near Co Rd 6, Elkhart, IN 46514
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