Smoke and flames reported at university kitchen, Cape Girardeau MO
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Fire & ArsonA fire was reported at SEMO University Center's Chartwells kitchen with heavy smoke and flames from a smoker. The building was evacuated as light smoke was confirmed on the second floor in the kitchen. Fire crews responded quickly and shut off the gas to the smoker to control the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Cape County Public Safety
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05:21
Transcript:
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975 Normal Avenue, and SEMO University Center will be inside of Chartwells for a report of heavy smoke coming from their smoker, also flames inside,
00:12
1228.
00:18
CMO 514, did you copy K-fire traffic?
00:25
Copy, what, motion?
00:31
Small 0505, I'm a respond to the UC, smoke in the building.
00:38
10-4[1].
00:43
Central Italian aluminum expiring.
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The Italian one at 1229.
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Rescue 2.
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Rescue 2.
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Rescue 2.
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Engine 4. Engine 4.
00:54
Your 3, are you responding?
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Any other.
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Tommy 5.
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It's 95.
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engine one ladder one or one responding engine one ladder one twelve thirty
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three level five I'll be twenty three university center ten four
01:30
building is not being evacuated do we have any type of an alarm at this building?
01:38
No, there's one of the lines I'm showing is for the ShowMe Center.
01:41
There's nothing for the University Center.
01:46
Received.
01:47
See if we get a confirmation on location.
01:54
Take 5-1-3.
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I'll tell you 5-1231.
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Command, this is CMO-505.
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Go from command.
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Engine 4,0-2.
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Andrew 4.
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Go from command.
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Command. Mobile 5.
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You'll have to repeat your traffic.
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Send, if email 5-05.
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Go, Cimo 505 from command.
02:40
Command, we've got light smoke in the kitchen.
02:44
It's like I've got a moon possibly on fire down on the second floor.
02:49
Ben Hood's full of motion to smoke up right now.
02:53
Receive smoke in the kitchen on the second floor.
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All units arriving on scene.
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Look at Division 2 kitchen, light smoke in the area.
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All units switch the channel 1.
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Central, ladder 1 on scene.
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Platter 1-1233.
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I'm going to get on the floor kitchen second floor.
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It looks like we've got a
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water or an oven on fire.
03:26
Most of the smokes are pulled out through the vent hood right now.
03:31
24
03:41
514-505 We're evacuating the building
03:54
There's, they got gas shut off to the smoker, getting ready to open it up.
03:59
We are in the second floor kitchen for Chartwell.
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We see if anything that you look on scene, take fire is requesting to evacuate the bedroom until the situation is handled.
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So, two, three, on scene.
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The ambulance on scene, 1236.
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23
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1423 1023
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104 The city center,
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situation between 10th.
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Situation between 1237.
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Situations 10, 37 14, CIMO
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514.
05:00
Hey,
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I'm sorry here at the fire department.
05:02
Did it not activate an alarm, you said, if someone just called it in.
05:09
514 negative, I'm not showing any alarms on my system here in dispatch.
05:15
The employee private tape city fire, direct.
05:21
Copy.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
University Plaza # 257, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
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