Fire alarm evacuates white spire apartments for burnt toast, Rothschild WI
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm at White Spire Apartments near White Spire Road in Rothschild led to building evacuation. Investigation found the alarm was triggered by burnt toast, not a fire.
Audio|Heard on: Taylor County Area Public Safety
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm.
00:01
82 car 1 and 82 ladder 1.
00:05
White Spire Apartments.
00:06
Near White Spire Road, Village of Rothschild.
00:11
Cross streets are Lily Lane and Baldwin Street.
00:31
Fire alarm.
00:33
82 Meds 4.
00:35
White Spire Apartments.
00:37
Near White Spire Road, Village of Rothschild.
00:41
Cross streets are Lily Lane and Baldwin Street.
00:56
Dispatch, please put 82 car one in row.
00:59
Dempair.
01:01
Dispatch, can you re-assign this to 82 Med1 as well, put this in route?
01:09
Send for us in route.
01:10
County Dispatch, 82, Engine 1 en route as well.
01:14
Semper.
01:20
First responder, Stratford and Green Valley, respond to (number withheld) Pelican Bay Drive,
01:26
(number withheld) Pelican Bay Drive in Green Valley off Acorn Drive.
01:30
My caller is a neighbor that came to check on this mail.
01:33
He's been trying to get a hold of him for three days.
01:35
It states that he believes he is 107 P&B on the steps.
01:40
He's about in his 60s, my caller, or nobody is there with the patient, and nobody is willing to go there and try CPR.
01:46
They also say they can't go there because there's no service there.
01:49
Alerting Stratford and Green Valley, first page 1227.
01:59
Dispatch 82, Car 1 is on scene, buildings being evacuated.
02:04
Car 1 will be out investigating.
02:06
Car 1 has command.
02:07
Officers are also on scene.
02:09
Ten for Car 1.
02:10
Officer, on scene, is advising that it was a piece of burnt toast.
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Location mentioned:
Whitespire Rd, Rothschild, WI 54476
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