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Smoke alarm triggers fire response at Big Lake apartmentBig Lake MN

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Big Lake, MN

A fire alarm was triggered by a smoke detector outside apartment 405 at Golden Pond Glen Apartments near North Star Street in Big Lake. No smoke or flames were initially found. Firefighters discovered smoke on the fourth floor, likely caused by cooking, and continued their investigation while holding other units at the station.

Audio|Heard on: Wright County Public Safety
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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
5,500, a big lake fire.
00:01
This is your pageau for a fire alarm.
00:02
It's going to be a Golden Pond Glen Apartments.
00:05
Near North Star Street.
00:08
Near North Star Street.
00:09
The alarm's coming in from outside of room number 405, smoke detectors.
00:13
There's nothing seen or smells on site per callers.
00:17
If you... I say 624, let us return to be there.
00:22
Copy, thank you.
00:23
See you on.
00:31
3,500 Big Lake Fire backup page for a fire alarm.
00:34
Near North Star Street, 405 is the apartment number given by the alarm company.
00:39
covering the smoke detector.
00:40
There's somebody on site that said no smoke or flames.
00:43
Big Lake Chief phone will be in real.
00:46
Chief 1-104.
00:53
35LR, Big Lake, Captain, 3 en route.
00:56
Captain 3, copy, 1502.
01:03
35 L3Nsville, Big Lake, Captain 4, Earl.
01:06
Captain 424-1503.
01:13
504-50, 50-100, unseen.
01:15
Unseen. Unseen, 15-03.
01:18
3500 Captain 3 on a multi-story apartment building nothing's going at this time Captain 3 will be investigating copy Captain 3 arriving in investigating 1504
01:35
50404 56 a lot mercy
01:40
5056 a lot mercy
01:47
5l6 Big Lake Chief ones arriving
01:56
5206 3,500 control Big Lake Cabin 4 arriving
02:04
Tommy Cabin 4 arriving for turn
02:10
5500 to Captain 3 5500 to Captain 3
02:17
Do you have a hunger to speak like Captain 3 or other unit?
02:23
Go for Captain 4.
02:30
Sounds like Officer and seen found smoke on the 4th floor.
02:35
Copy 4th floor.
02:37
Do you know what unit?
02:39
406.
02:43
406, thank you.
02:48
3,500 Big Lake Captain 3 for an update.
02:52
Captain 3.
02:57
Captain 3, go ahead.
03:04
So over the resident on the forest floor, it sounds like it's from cooking.
03:08
I'll still be investigating.
03:10
We can hold units at the station for now.
03:14
Copy. Holding all units have stations, if you're right.
03:18
Big Lake paste, coffee's holding unit station.

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