Fire at Mercy Bridge investigated as possible arson, San Diego CA
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out near Mercy Bridge, growing from a small 10 by 10 area to a larger 40 by 40 area. Firefighters found a lighter near a second origin, suggesting possible arson. Vegetation was damaged. Police searched the area but found no suspects.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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6-7, Engine 44 is here at Mercy Bridge,
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where they had a small spot fire earlier this morning.
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We've come back for a larger fire,
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and it appears to be some things that were found near maybe a second origin, like a lighter, and we're just kind of running this fire.
00:26
Copy that. Is there anybody in custody or anybody around?
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Negative.
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PD has campus area. They haven't found anybody.
00:42
Copy that and could you state again what was damaged, just some vegetation, is that correct?
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Yeah, apparently it was about a 10 by 10 fire the first time in the similar area.
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And the second fire grew probably about a 40 by 40.
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Excuse my firefighters said they found some lighter, kind of what looked like might have been in origin for a second fire.
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Are these two separate fires or are they distinct and separate from what you can see where one fire was in one area? There's unburned area in the second fire or could they be part of the same fire? I guess it's question number one.
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And question number two is it looks like there's a homeless encampment or anything like that.
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Yeah,
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it's hard to tell. I wasn't here for the first fire,
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so I don't know where the exact location per PE was in the similar urn area. I can't determine where there is two separate burns.
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And it is in an area that is prone to almost.
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Location mentioned:
Mercy Ave, San Diego, CA 92154
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