Fire extinguished at house near Maples Rd in Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne IN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a house near Maples Rd in Fort Wayne after reports of smoke and electrical sparking. They found and extinguished an active fire in a corner of the house related to an electrical outlet. The attic and breaker panels were checked, no further hazards were found. Power was shut off to ensure safety and the fire was fully extinguished.
Audio|Source: Allen County Fire
07:36
Transcript:
00:00
Command of Fire 102, have you found anything yet?
00:07
Command from 101A.
00:09
Nothing found yet. We've got the image are out.
00:14
Okay, I'm clear.
00:24
The owner's advising that the plug in the PA corner of the house showed some electrical spark. I'm going to check that area.
00:40
Okay, they're also a has to might check the breakers, too, see if any tripped.
00:53
Interior Fire 102,
00:55
direct.
00:59
Caleb,
01:03
go to the D-A corner, the D-A corner.
01:07
There's an electrical outlet that goes up on the D side of the corner that's showing possible electrical shorts.
01:20
Okay,
01:22
I got Klepper over there now.
01:28
Fire 102, driver 57.
01:39
Driver 57 to Fire 102,
01:45
go ahead.
01:48
We have smoke coming out of the Alpha Delta side.
01:59
Down in the basement?
02:02
Attic.
02:10
Command from interior basement.
02:16
Go ahead, basement.
02:18
Checking all the breakers now.
02:20
They have half new breakers and half of the old circle breakers.
02:24
I'm not saying anything tripped or melted or anything in the breaker panels.
02:30
Okay, clear.
02:31
They're going up for the attic now.
02:33
Fire one or two, can you get with the attic crew and verify what's going on?
02:40
Yeah, we're trying to get to the attic now.
02:45
Okay, they just went up in the garage attic. I don't know if that's going to be the whole attic or there's two separate.
02:57
The tick is only showing 55 on all the breaker panels and down here.
03:01
We're not finding any other problems than that.
03:05
Okay, clear.
03:14
The attic's clear at this time.
03:20
Clear on the attic being cleared.
03:36
We have one-on-one driver. We got more smoke pushing out of this Charlie Delta side.
03:44
Fire 102, you clear on that. Charlie Delta side, they got smoke poured out.
03:50
Check that, Delta Alpha, Delta Alpha.
03:54
Clear, Delta Alpha. We'll fire 102. Go to check that out.
03:58
We're opening that wall up right now.
04:09
102, do you want me to have any more units to respond or are we good with what we have on site here?
04:24
And Fire 102, we're opening up the wall there. We're finding some fire in that corner.
04:33
We're using a water can to extinguish you.
04:38
Okay, do you need any more units or are we good here for right now?
04:43
When we get water on it, I'll be, uh, it should go out quick.
04:49
Okay, clear.
04:58
Angel 101 driver, bring a handline around to the Delbert off the corner east stretch.
05:04
Happy, coming now.
05:09
Charge it, please.
05:12
All ready for you, Delta Alpha.
05:24
Fire is out in this corner of the house.
05:30
Okay, clear fires out in that corner of the house.
05:37
Command the exterior,
05:39
can you advise what you got out there?
05:50
Yeah, Chief, they're in the room right now, south of the Alpha side at that electrical outlet.
05:56
We still got smoke pushing out of this socket area, though.
06:05
If you have to pull this off it down, see what's going on.
06:16
Command and Communications.
06:21
Go ahead,
06:22
Command.
06:23
What units do I still have at level 3?
06:32
Let me and Fire 102, we're going to be shutting the power off.
06:39
You have, it looks like Engine 11, Engine 252,
06:45
Engine 312 is Level 3,
06:51
and Medic 355.
06:54
Tank 14 was off also in route.
06:58
Okay, half-engineer 252 and the Air Guard engine continue quietly, everybody else can return the service.
07:08
Thank you.
07:13
Engine 312, respond to the scene, near Maples Road.
07:18
Engine 252, engine 312 from the Guard, respond to the scene of near Maples Road.
07:25
All additional units can return to service.
07:31
355 is back in service.
07:35
Remains were shut down.
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Near Maples Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46816
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