Smoldering copper found near woodlawn avenue apartment, Beckley WV
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Fire & ArsonResponders investigated smoke seen at an apartment building near Woodlawn Avenue and found smoldering copper but no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Raleigh County Public Safety
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1. Smoke 400 block, Woodlawn Avenue, cross of Park Avenue and 2nd Street.
00:10
Engine 1. Smoke 4-0-0 blocks, Woodlawn Avenue, cross of Park Avenue and 2nd Street, at 15,
00:22
25 hours.
00:26
And draw 1, garbage.
00:31
Copy of the advisor.
00:32
The complaint was at Park Avenue, City National, stated that they saw black smoke coming out of the back of the apartment building and what they guessed to be about the 400 block of Woodlawn Avenue.
00:43
Advised it smelled like a chemical smell or plastic burning.
00:46
It did not smell like wood smoke.
00:47
They did not see flames.
00:52
Anyone copies? Anyone responding?
00:55
Copy.
01:03
3.9. 29.
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39. request 30.
01:13
Total 250.
01:15
2.50.
01:19
Metro the area you can clear this.
01:23
Copy.
01:28
Go ahead.
01:33
We, I don't know, sitting 20, maybe in an abandoned vehicle here at 44 Northbound.
01:40
28 West Virginia, 93, Yankee,
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611, 93 Yankee, 611.
01:45
Locks your room.
01:47
Import. Enjoy anyone.
01:51
Injewan.
01:53
Anyone's in the area.
01:56
We're unable to find anything yet.
01:58
Do you know which apartment they're referencing?
02:04
They say that they could see it when they were on the parking lot at City National on Park Avenue.
02:09
They advised that they saw black smoke coming from the back of an apartment building.
02:13
They were guessing that it was a 400 block of woodlawn, possibly near 415, but they were not sure.
02:32
Injewan.
02:37
We came to the back of the apartment,
02:40
near Woodlawn Avenue.
02:42
We found a little bit of smoldering copper.
02:45
I believe that that's all this is going to be.
02:52
Control, 321.
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Location mentioned:
Woodlawn Ave, Beckley, WV 25801
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