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Children set fire in storm drain near Diggers LaneElkridge MD

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Diggers Ln, Elkridge, MD 21075

As discussed during the dispatch call, children set a fire in a storm drain near Diggers Lane. Fire units responded, and a caller with a 12-year-old witness met the responders on scene.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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02:45
Transcript:
00:00
1 respond,
00:01
5832 Diggers Lane for kids setting something on fire in a storm drain half two.
00:14
Engine 1-1, you're responding to the area near Diggers Lane.
00:21
Callers advising there was kids setting a fire in the storm drain.
00:25
We did also just get another call for smoke coming from the storm drain at 1831.
00:37
Two, David's 41 was that for making stuff?
00:40
No, you can ditch your car.
00:46
What did you call me?
00:50
Yeah, I was just verifying.
00:51
Are you still on the pear tree way call?
00:54
Negative.
00:56
Negative.
01:00
22.
01:01
Good evening, ma'am.
01:02
Good evening, ma'am. Do you please let me have theft of the goals.
01:04
I'm trying to think too long.
01:06
David 22, you clear the pear tree way call.
01:10
One Frank 12.
01:11
One Frank 12.
01:17
Can you keep me on the call, but RTA up it to my unit, please?
01:21
Okay.
01:26
One's on the scene, fire from the storm drain.
01:29
You can go ahead and add an FM unit to this call.
01:36
I was okay on location.
01:39
I'm going to start with Fassim 1855.
01:41
I have.
01:46
11. How do you call?
01:48
I don't call that fire.
01:49
To start near Diggers Lane for the storm drain fire.
01:55
Off a two.
01:56
29, six, four, sir.
02:03
Hold on a Howard, if you have a call back to this call,
02:06
have a caller come out and meet us.
02:09
I don't answer, okay, I'll come to call.
02:16
Engine 1-1, the caller is going to be stepping out with her 12-year-old brother who saw the incident.
02:28
Fn204 in Engine 1-1.
02:32
One one or two of four.
02:35
Go ahead.
02:39
Do you have your cell phone? Can I give you a call?
02:44
That's correct.
02:45
Go ahead and give me a call.

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Diggers Ln, Elkridge, MD 21075

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