Electrical outlet causes smoke odor at middle school, Lansing IL
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Fire & ArsonFire alarm at Heritage Middle School in Lansing was investigated. Responders found an electrical outlet that arced and smelled smoke but no fire was present. The circuit breaker was shut down to the outlet and the situation was resolved.
Audio|Heard on: Lansing (IL) Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Ambulance 29, engine 29, and truck 31, fire alarm, Heritage Middle School.
00:07
At near Burnham Avenue, Lansing, Ambulance, Ambulance, Engine 29, Engine 29,
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and Truck 31,
00:14
Fire alarm, Heritage, Middle School.
00:16
At near Burnham Avenue, Lansing.
00:28
Lansing Engine 29, ambulance 29 in-route, on 6.29 in-route.
00:33
St. 29 in-route.
00:45
I'm in one-story, elementary school, nothing showing from three sides.
00:50
Evacuation noted will be at the front entrance.
00:52
Looks like there's work being done.
00:55
We have a caller on the phone advising that they are possibly the fire in the sixth grade wing.
01:03
I copy. Six grade wing possible fire.
01:13
Lansing, Officer 29 is going to be with school representatives.
01:18
Graver.
01:24
It's 29 from Lance.
01:28
Oaks, 29 from Leif.
01:45
I'll keep on air.
01:49
Supervise asking if AutoAid is needed to be phased out due to a possible fire inside the school.
01:58
Lansing that's negative at this time.
02:00
We have an odor of smoke.
02:01
No smoke, no fire at this time.
02:03
Cruise will be investigating.
02:05
Got the odor of smoke.
02:12
Lansing Officer 29 is going to be in command here at Heritage.
02:16
Engine 29 is going to be staged on the south side of the building at door 2.
02:21
Staging at door 2, L429 Air Command.
02:31
Stage at 31 companies when you arrive staged on the east side at the main entrance.
02:43
Companies 31 going to the east side.
02:50
Lansing from Officer 29.
02:53
Go ahead. No fire at this time.
02:59
I am allowing the students to come back in for warming into the gym.
03:02
We do have a sixth grade classroom.
03:04
We do have an electrical outlet that arc.
03:06
We're just confirming that the circuit breaker is shut down to that.
03:11
Let's see.
03:18
Placing Unit 31 is arrived in the state.
03:27
Officer 29 from Unit 31, you're tuned to be inside.
03:33
Yeah,
03:36
this reports the alarm panel, silence.
03:39
Looks like one of the teachers pulled the pole, places will go out to reset that.
03:50
Copy on the way in.
03:56
All right,
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we're going to be in the far classroom.
04:04
North-west corner of the building.
04:15
I got the pole station back here in the corner.
04:27
It's a key pole station.
04:33
Stop, give me a minute.
04:43
Officer twenty-hour's silence right now.
04:51
Can you check the panel if there is a pullback seat?
04:56
All right,
05:03
my driver said it's going to knock, clock on the panel.
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Location mentioned:
Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL 60438
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