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Electrical burning smell reported at apartment on MacCorkle AvenueJefferson WV

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MacCorkle Ave SW, Jefferson, WV 25177

According to the dispatch call, fire departments responded to a report of an electrical burning smell in an apartment near MacCorkle Avenue Southwest. There were no visible flames or smoke, and the windows were covered. Fire units are investigating the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Kanawha County Public Safety
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04:0
Transcript:
00:00
Metro Station 80, Station 90, Structure Fire, MacCorkle Avenue, Area 90.
00:14
Purvents?
00:17
Devils.
00:19
9-144.
00:24
16 minutes rolling or open.
00:28
9-24.
00:40
Metro Station 80, Station 90, Area 90, near MacCorkle Avenue.
00:46
Southwest, near MacCorkle Avenue Southwest.
00:49
Crusher in Ridgemont Street, 5th Street.
00:52
Ponceley of Department number 5.
00:55
No flames or smoke on scene, the caller can smell electrical burning coming from that apartment.
01:00
The windows are covered.
01:01
Time on 924.
01:09
That's outside of the city.
01:17
That's outside the city.
01:21
Ten-four. Record in area 19.
01:50
Station 19, Station 21, Station 22 respond.
01:53
Area 19, near Purple Avenue, Southwest.
01:57
Department number five.
01:58
There's no way to be in there.
01:59
Windows are covered.
02:01
It's still electrical burning coming from it.
02:03
I'm now at 926.
02:15
Pady in the second service of 926.
02:26
218. Go ahead.
02:31
Setting made it out to McCorkman.
02:36
Several.
02:42
Department 5.
02:43
It does recommend you all still.
02:45
It just says to respond with the lighter truck so, go ahead.
02:51
Copy that.
02:59
Go ahead.
03:03
Do one area response from those are negative.
03:05
Okay,
03:10
therefore, non-hoy-over.
03:16
We're coming to you.
03:18
We're coming to you.
03:24
IPU to those static red.
03:38
2-0-2 in round 9.
03:41
928.
03:46
All right at this time, unit 9-11 and live command will be out to investigate.
03:52
Cox. The medium-sized multi-residential apartment.
03:56
Here's a vacant, nothing obvious from the outside of the skating 928.

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MacCorkle Ave SW, Jefferson, WV 25177

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