Fire alarm prompts evacuation at Clinton apartment, Clinton IA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at a three-story apartment building near 18th Avenue North in Clinton led to the evacuation of residents. No smoke or flames were visible. Fire companies are investigating the cause. One tenant had activated the alarm. The investigation found signs of recent cooking but no current fire or smoke detected.
Audio|Heard on: Clinton County Sheriff and Fire, Clinton City Police
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04:46
Transcript:
00:00
Boston, her company 3 is going to be en route near 18th Avenue North, Tech 3.
00:06
Kathy, just for information, we did receive an alarm from one of the tenants in apartment C.
00:11
She also advised the alarms are going off in the hallway.
00:14
She did not see any flames or smoke.
00:19
Company, copy.
00:25
No, 18, North.
00:28
Copy?
00:31
Lawson Amund's one in a row?
00:35
Copy.
00:36
Lawsner Company one in a row?
00:39
Copy.
00:40
Copy.
00:44
Company two in Route near 18th Avenue North.
00:48
Copy.
00:53
Lawson Ambulance, Green, Route.
00:56
Copy.
01:02
Lawsonor. Cemetery is going to be on scene.
01:04
You have a three-story apartment building.
01:07
Evacuation is in progress.
01:08
Nothing showing us at that time.
01:10
We'll be investigating.
01:13
Copy company 3.
01:18
Awesome, an ambulance 3 on scene.
01:22
Talking.
01:27
Officer, B.C.
01:28
117.
01:32
Copy. You see one.
01:33
I do have a key holder responding, (name withheld),
01:37
10-minute ETA, and a red Chevy pick-up.
01:41
Copy, 10-minute, ETA, key-holding.
01:46
Command. Company 3 is going to enter the building.
01:49
It will be a message.
01:53
Copy. Company 3's investigations.
01:55
Make an entry.
01:58
Lost everyone's one's on scene.
02:02
Yep.
02:08
Not spicy.
02:10
Copy. Copy.
02:13
Lawsonor company one, on scene, staging by the headers.
02:18
Command,
02:23
you can slow your response.
02:28
Copy.
02:33
Command, a investigation group.
02:35
The basement has been cleared.
02:36
We're going to move to you with the main floor.
02:43
I'll be based on Tyler.
02:45
I'll be able to be.
02:55
Go to an email.
02:56
The oil and mail is related to near 9th Avenue in DeWitt.
03:00
For a 66-year-old female, awake and breathing, she's slipped and can't get up.
03:04
Time out 1003.
03:11
Just for your information, we page up the email list at near 9th Avenue in DeWitt for a 66-year-old email, like in breathing, she's slipped and can't get up.
03:22
I'll have that way.
03:25
Kelly. Okay.
03:30
Command investigation is it.
03:34
Go ahead.
03:37
We're in apartment four now.
03:39
It looks like they were cooking and have a door open.
03:43
There's no signs of any smoke in this area.
03:46
Haven't found an activated detector.
03:47
Would you be able to talk to one of the tenants and see if they have any information that much was?
03:55
Are you looking for Senate number four or just any of them?
03:59
Apartment four.
04:05
Law Center Company 2 is on scene, staging.
04:13
Subjugations from command.
04:16
Go ahead.
04:20
They cooked earlier this morning.
04:21
They've not cooked anything now.
04:23
I don't think that's the problem.
04:26
Copy.
04:33
Investigations do you need another group in there with you we are on the third floor now about finished we have two apartments left to check copy
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Location mentioned:
18th Ave N, Clinton, IA 52732
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