Fire reported at Park Meadows Apartments in Waite Park, Waite Park MN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 04:46 PM

Near Park Meadows Dr, Waite Park, MN 56387

A fire occurred at Park Meadows Apartments in Waite Park, with visible white smoke from the first floor and fire alarms sounding. Multiple fire departments responded to the building fire at near Park Meadows Drive.

Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety

02:46

Transcript:

00:00

Just as I said, we're taking a structure fire for Park Metals, Apartments, near Park Meadows Drive for a smoke scene.

00:08

I, copy.

00:11

One of you can attach me to that.

00:14

Copy.

00:23

White Power Fire needed for a building fire at near Park Metals Drive for fire alarms going off a smoke scene.

00:30

Turn 3 for communication.

00:31

This much clear 1846.

00:38

Just ask you a waypark fire.

00:42

Waypark fire, go ahead.

00:46

Can you start me St.

00:47

Joe fire with their ladder at this time?

00:52

Copy, look at them going, and just advising for an update, smoke from the first floor rising, it is white smoke.

01:02

Copy. Copy.

01:08

Good. Good.

01:10

Just advising, I'll be paging out St.

01:12

Joe for their ladder for a mutual aid per way park request,

01:16

and smoke from the first floor is seen white smoke rising.

01:21

Copy.

01:27

Yes, he's a locked in front.

01:29

Ratchers go out the back door, but anyone someone let me out.

01:36

I'm already out here.

01:37

I can take off for that.

01:41

Yeah, you go.

01:42

This is a rat's nest here.

01:45

Will deal.

01:52

All right, clear. Can you attach me that building first?

01:55

Copy.

02:06

Central Fire, you're being requested for mutual aid on a building fire at near Park Meadows Drive and Wait Park.

02:12

Wei Park requesting you for a lot of mutual aid.

02:15

Smoke on the first floor seen, white smoke rising.

02:18

Fire alarm is going off.

02:19

Turn 3 for communication.

02:20

Dispatch clear 1848.

02:28

236 in dispatch.

02:30

2.36.

02:33

236.

02:36

Copy the page of Mutilate in Way Park, be enrolled in a ladder shortly switching the Cerns 3.

02:42

Copy.

02:46

1849.

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Near Park Meadows Dr, Waite Park, MN 56387

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