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Burning odor investigated at sorority house near East Upland RoadIthaca NY

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E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

According to the dispatch call, fire and EMS responded to a report of a burning odor at a residential sorority house near East Upland Road. Investigation found the odor likely came from a microwave with no active fire detected.

Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Cayuga Heights Fire Rescue and Ambulance responded to East Upland Road near Cayuga Heights Elementary School.
00:05
They were responding with law enforcement to a 911 open line with unknown problem.
00:11
Cayuga Heights Fire Rescue and Ambulance responded near East Upland Road at the elementary school.
00:17
They responded with law enforcement to a 911 open line.
00:21
Unknown problem.
00:23
23-05.
00:24
Tom, continue responding to respond to you.
00:31
Three story,
00:32
residential sorority house, nothing showing in condition.
00:36
They are conducting an investigation.
00:40
Not for Peter.
00:45
Copy, you have nothing showing.
00:48
Your investigative team will be there shortly.
00:57
6-3-ZEN, chirphammers, 6-3-O-Vee, TRIERN command, ops 9, check A, and arrival.
01:10
The kitchen,
01:13
they are accessing the house and heading in and do not see anything through the window.
01:20
Copy, burning odor comes from the kitchen.
01:26
I'm on Charlie's side.
01:28
I can see through all the windows at this point.
01:31
Nothing obvious on Charlie's side.
01:33
Looks like access will be Charlie...
01:37
Bravo corner,
01:39
it will be a direct access.
01:41
Engine 1, if you haven't already gone to the opposite side, come around to the back parking lot for quick access.
01:50
Yeah,
01:54
Engine 1 will be coming around Charlie's side.
02:04
Negative. No location or information, just an open 911 line from the landline.
02:14
3.1 copy.
02:20
An alarm, Mike?
02:22
Can I get...
02:26
Turned a little bit more.
02:27
Hopefully, someone just used the microwave and that's the likely cause of the odor.
02:35
Just a microwave roll mac and keep it there.
02:38
Thinking it will be just a single attack but it looks alright here.
02:44
Alright, copy that.
02:46
Agent 3 can return.
02:50
Chuck level one.
02:56
We truck level one. We drop level one.
03:02
Name is 951.
03:10
951. 951, 963, off 9.
03:14
Go ahead.
03:18
The 951, you may return.

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E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850

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