Structure fire caused by cooking smoke in apartment, Lawrence KS
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Fire & ArsonA level 2 structure fire was reported near West 24th Street in building C. Several calls reported smoke in the hallway. Fire crews investigated and found the source of smoke in apartment six caused by cooking. The fire was brought under control and other units were released.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical
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03:58
Transcript:
00:00
All units en route, structure fire level 2, near West 24th Street.
00:07
It's going to be building C Charles.
00:09
Multiple calls, report of a whole building alarm going off.
00:15
One caller reporting seeing and smelling smoke in the hallway.
00:24
Known if all residents.
00:26
Battalion 2.
00:29
List in Opschow.
00:35
All units on the structure fire level 2, move traffic to Ops 3.
00:43
Five dispatch on off three.
00:50
Five is on scene, medium three-story apartment building, nothing showing.
00:55
Investigating offensive strategy holding alarm, we've got 24th command.
01:00
On scene.
01:04
County two to command.
01:10
24th command.
01:13
Go to your investigating,
01:16
if that's correct.
01:17
Give me a can report and I'll take it from out here.
01:22
That's correct.
01:24
We do have an odor of cooking smoke we're investigating.
01:28
We're heading to the third floor currently.
01:32
Terrier with an odor of cooking smoke moving to the third floor.
01:36
I'll get you a quick 360.
01:46
Medi-5, Level 1 on Charlie's side, doesn't show him.
01:52
Ladder 5, I've got you, Level 1, Olivia staged.
01:57
Medic 5, I've got you on the Charlie with nothing visible.
01:59
I'll leave you staged on the Charlie.
02:05
In the dismatch.
02:10
You could locate a responsible party and contact them and have them en route.
02:16
Understand.
02:19
Indroport level one.
02:25
Command, Indy, I'll leave you station.
02:34
Thank you. Light of five, command.
02:40
Number five.
02:46
We've located the source in apartment six, reporting under control, you can release all other units.
02:55
Okay, Inter five, you've located the source in apartment six.
03:04
Command all stage units, report available.
03:13
24th command of dispatch.
03:17
Go ahead, commandant.
03:21
We can log and enter control,
03:23
and we can release ops three.
03:34
They're under control.
03:40
Dispatch to 24th Street Command.
03:45
24th Command.
03:48
Emergency maintenance notified they will be in route, no ETA.
03:54
Okay, emergency maintenance has been notified no ETA.
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Location mentioned:
W 24th St building c, Lawrence, KS 66046
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