Firefighters respond to fire near abandoned apartment, Huntsville AL


Firefighters and police responded to a possible structure fire near an abandoned apartment building behind Boxwood Drive. Smoke was visible, and responders had to cut through a fence to access the area.
Audio|Source: Huntsville Police Department
02:47
Transcript:
00:00
All that fire.
00:07
It sounds like it's going to be an alpha fire. We're still gathering information.
00:13
We'll be tonight that way.
00:16
5B.
00:18
It's going to be a possible structure fire. We're going to get a full response to that way.
00:28
I'll be coming.
00:34
406, assuming that cutoff.
00:40
104206.
00:45
425 tonight.
00:47
104205 tonight. 104205. 205.
00:54
206 tonight.
01:00
104-206
01:06
1015 tonight 104-15 Maybe 580 is 97 in the area, do you have an address?
01:26
Negative engine 5a, we did not at this time.
01:29
I'll advise it was an abandoned apartment building behind Boxwood Drive.
01:35
Caller is going from near Boxwood Court.
01:43
Engine 5B.
01:46
Ten from Latter 12.
01:48
Engine 5B, engine 15, Latter 12, Heavy 1, 206, and 205.
01:54
Here 108 to structure fire with engine 5A. It's going to be the area near Boxwood Court.
02:01
Caller advised, they're calling from that address, and it's going to be an abandoned building behind Boxwood Drive.
02:13
Two over 70 units on seeing that may be on Lance Wood Drive.
02:18
Two over seven all units looking at the aerial view it looks like those apartments behind those on Boxwood.
02:36
5897.
02:37
There is smoke in the air, but as of right now, we're having to cut the fence to actually get back there to do it.
02:45
10405A, confirm smoke. Cut in fact.
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Location mentioned:
Boxwood Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35816
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