Smoke and fuel odor at commercial building fire, Kalamazoo MI
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a reported commercial building fire near Alamo Avenue and Fox Ridge. Thick smoke and a fuel odor were observed. No flames were visible outside, and no alarms or evacuations were reported on site.
Audio|Heard on: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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04:10
Transcript:
00:00
Tones for Engine 7, engine 2, truck 4, squad 6.
00:03
Commercial structure fire and lightning recovery, near Alamo Avenue and Fox Ridge.
00:11
Reporting advising there's thick smoke and a fuel smell coming from the area, not sure if it's from the building or a car nearby.
00:19
Again, tones for engine 7, engine 2, truck 4, squad 6, a shot dispatcher in 1938.
00:28
City.
00:32
Go ahead.
00:34
Send me the structure fire.
00:37
The city engine two.
00:45
I believe you can go through. I believe you can go for.
00:59
Is it clear? I'm not showing me back yet?
01:02
That's reckon.
01:04
Good.
01:07
On fire, I'm 26.
01:09
I have a single story brick commercial structure.
01:13
Nothing showing from the outside.
01:15
No one evacuating.
01:16
Nothing to report.
01:21
Clear Shramping, single story brick commercial structure.
01:24
Nothing showing.
01:25
Nothing showing. No, you're back.
01:30
New Year's hydrant is going to be at Alamo and dinner and then on Alamo across from Fox Ridge.
01:40
There's also a fire hydrant inside the gated.
01:48
Clear hydrant inside the gate area.
02:01
for Portage 12-2 at 3951 West Millum.
02:05
3951 West Millum.
02:06
It's going to be story point living.
02:09
And it's going to be room number 25,
02:12
80-year-old female there that is complaining of severe back pain and altered.
02:16
Med 1.
02:17
Advise on your route to special clear in 1942.
02:24
Okay on fire.
02:27
Okay.
02:30
4-1 and engine 5.
02:31
We're going to hang out on North Edwards.
02:35
Until consumers get here, I'll be in route to Alamo.
02:39
Denver.
02:44
5-1 are on fire.
02:47
5-1.
02:50
I'm speaking with staff that they did not call and they have no alarms going off on the inside, and I do not smelling smoke, nor do they.
03:00
36 is our priority one at the seven story point currently comes from 12 center
03:06
copy life 36 i show you in route as well
03:12
clear cut through response for ALMLAB
03:19
News Best to 1252
03:22
1252
03:26
You can keep 12-2 available please.
03:29
Tap it up.
03:34
50, you know 5-1.
03:38
5-1 on fire.
03:46
I'm still a couple out, but if you haven't found anything yet, would you recommend this, Rick?
03:55
Absolutely not locating anything.
04:00
Telfare. Break, 50 city strike for return off.
04:04
Default. Taffour potential, city person has to be a strike off, return off, or in light and recovery against strike off, return all.
04:09
This is a special clear in 94-5.
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Location mentioned:
Alamo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
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