Fire at personal care home caused by dryer vent, New Castle PA
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a structure fire at Carrita's Personal Care Home near Princeton Road. Smoke and flames were seen in the laundry room. The fire started from a dryer vent and was extinguished. Ventilation operations were conducted afterwards.
Audio|Heard on: Lawrence County Fire and EMS - North
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Transcript:
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Units responding to
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2882 Princeton Road, 2882 Princeton Road.
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We received an update.
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There is smoke in the laundry room.
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Everyone should be evacuated, not confirmed, though.
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20-0-4-0-19.
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Probably 14-04 on 1512.
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That was, see if this time, go ahead and hit my structure fire response.
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Happy 14 and 4.
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Oh yeah, see, 1501 or 1.
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Copy 1501, I'm out. Copy 1501, I'm out.
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1513.
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C 1410 D.
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Smoke and flames in the laundry room.
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1410, can you repeat please?
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All right, smoke and flames visible in the laundry room.
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We don't complain visible laundry room.
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BOR.
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Station 9500, Station 500, Station 300, Station 2200, Station 600, Station 1200,
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Butler 64, Structure, Commercial fire at near Princeton Road, near Princeton Road, Crossridge Martin Road and Copper Road at the Carrita's Personal Care Home,
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spoke and flames showing in the laundry room, used in North Fire, LEOC, 1515.
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Copy 14A on C.
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Fire's knocked at this time.
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Coming from a dryer vent.
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Continue 1500 in.
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Everybody else use a plight in service.
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Copy 1410.
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67.13-all station.
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Copy. Copy.
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Two-over call.
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Copy. 20-200, copy.
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600, copy.
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600 topics.
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I can clerk for that.
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Copy 600 back and service, 1516.
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300 also.
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All units responding to near Princeton Road, near Princeton Road, our 1410 on the scene,
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all units besides 1500 can cancel.
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L.A.C. 9541.
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1541 and 1542 will be in route.
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I'll be 1641 and 42 routes.
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It's 1541 and 42 routes.
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5th, 17.
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L.A.C.
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Totally away.
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It's clear.
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Copy 500 clear 1518.
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LASC 1411 in route to the station with a delay response from Elwood.
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Oval in a route with a delay to response moving from Elwood, 1690.
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LASC 1410.
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LASC 14, 10.
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Side.
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The source has been eliminated and taken outside.
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We're going to need a dent this place.
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We're starting ventilation is just going to...
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...forcien source has been eliminated and taken outside.
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Princeton Rd, New Castle, PA 16101
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