911 Tapes Released
Original article courtesy WBAY-TVÂ
State fire marshals and local authorities are using 911 calls the morning of the explosions in Ellison Bay to help them figure out what happened.
Today, the Door County Sheriff’s Department released those 911 calls from Monday night, when two buildings on the Cedar Grove Resort and the Pioneer Store exploded.
The first calls came in at about 2-30 a.m. [sic]
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Dispatch: “9-1-1 what’s the address of your emergency?”
Caller: “Yeah, it looks like the Cedar Grove Resort in Ellison Bay has a major fire. It looks like there’s been an explosion. There are flames shooting out of the building right now.”
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Caller: “A cabin’s on fire. I think it was struck by lightning. I don’t know but people are screaming, probably people hurt. There was a big explosion.”
Dispatcher: “Okay, you say this is at the cedar grove resort?”
Caller: “Yeah.”
Dispatcher: “Okay, we just got a call that it was the Pioneer Store but you’re sure it’s the Cedar Grove Resort?”
Caller: “Yes, it’s definitely the Cedar Grove Resort.”
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Caller: “This is Cedar Grove Resort. One of our cottages just blew up.”
Dispatcher: “Okay, do you know why it blew up?”
Caller: “I have no idea. We just heard it and we could see the flames coming out now.”
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Caller: “There’s been an explosion or damage to the … the property on Cedar Shore Road in Ellison Bay. The entire front porch has collapsed. There are windows out and there’s flashing electricity inside, I can see it.”
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Caller: “Ellison Bay, downtown. It blew up.”
Dispatcher: “What blew up?”
Caller: “The whole store.”
Dispatcher: “What store?”
Caller: “The Pioneer Store.”
Dispatcher: “The Pioneer Store?”
Caller: “The whole thing.”
Dispatcher: “It blew up?”
Caller: “Yes.”
Dispatcher: “Okay is there anybody in it, do you know?”
Caller: “I don’t know. I was parked here by Mink River and heard it blow up.”