Fire crews respond to structure fire on North Main St, Phillipsburg NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Phillipsburg responded to a structure fire near North Main Street with visible flames and reports of possible entrapment. Multiple fire and rescue units from Warren County were dispatched. The fire was reported as fully engulfed on one side, and traffic was shut down in the area while crews worked to contain the blaze.
Audio|Heard on: Phillipsburg / Easton Public Safety
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04:6
Transcript:
00:00
Firebox 9801, retone.
00:02
2382-98 fire, 94 fire for the Cascade and RIC.
00:06
Near North Main Street, ordered structure fire, flames showing possible entrapment.
00:11
Repeating 90 fire.
00:14
98 rescue, 2382 fire, 94 fire for the Cascade with a retone.
00:18
Near North Main Street.
00:20
Structure fire, flames showing possible entrapment, operator 85 Warren County.
00:30
(name withheld), just slow it down when you're coming to town.
00:35
Saw it, copy.
00:45
(name withheld), pull up for Engine 94-60 extended by crew of six.
00:53
Got eight, just showed thirty-five cars out.
00:56
Seventy-five cars to speed on location 100 and thirty-nine.
01:08
Right on the way.
01:10
County copied six-six in route.
01:21
7414 received.
01:25
Advise the fire department it's heavy on the D side, fully engulfed on the right side.
01:39
Full engine on your floor.
01:47
It's gonna be you guys in the upstairs of the grounds.
02:11
Hey, 7418, I'm injured and moved your car.
02:14
I got you.
02:25
Ninety-eight car, do you want somebody parked at Thomas Stewart Way to shut down traffic?
02:32
Yeah, I just asked one of the guys Thomas Stewart and then one of the guys could have been on North Main there.
02:37
All right, copy that.
02:49
Okay, we're going for an engine 94-66.
02:51
Our best approach is going to be North Main to Mercy Y, cutting?
03:00
Hey, Route 57 to North Main.
03:04
Received, thanks (name withheld).
03:09
Has it shut down from North Main up here and Thomas Street?
03:20
98 car from 7418.
03:22
I got it shut down on the other end.
03:28
Okay, anyone else who's still at the car near the house, just move it all the way down the road about where I'm at.
03:41
Right.
03:42
If you're good with the cascade, go ahead and roll.
03:50
Warren County Rescue 95.
03:53
75 receiver responding.
04:02
Near North Main Chief Instruction Fire.
04:04
Access 57 to North Main.
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Location mentioned:
N Main St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
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