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Kalamazoo, MI

Fire crews battle large warehouse blaze on Palmer Avenue 

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Near Palmer Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
Engine 7, is that you coming southbound? I'm correction northbound right now. Okay, phone. All right, there's another hydrant that you're going to come up to. This is a pretty long building, and we may want to try another attack here. I'm going to bring into this hydrant. There, one right here I'm coming up, too. I got my headlamp on it. Teleported 20. Go ahead. I'm going to grab this tight into the south with engine 7 just because the length of the warehouse in case you have to make an entry from the south as well. I believe we just 5-6 headed over there if you're talking about the one down on uh done on reed. No it's uh just north of length. Not that's before. drug six is on scene. In theory, command? Go ahead. We're trying to find a way through here. There's a few more walls that we anticipated. Cruiser at Lay, you're going to have to pull forward. Engine 7 is going to park just northe east. Crews are down at Lay and Pullford. Is there another door down by you? There is a door on the south end of the building. It's a roller garage door. Are you at the south end there? Firm. Engine 7 is going to set up at the south end here. I've got the high just on addressing for them real quick. 1815 Palmer Avenue, 1815 Palmer Avenue, Cross Street to Fulford Factory Street. It's at the sprinkler, water flow, basement flow switch. L6 to Interior? 20 to L6. The Interior Team had to back out. The heat conditions got to severe for them. I believe our only option at this point is going to be the truck.

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