Electrical issue investigated at St Paul residence, St Paul MN
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According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to a home near Hampden Avenue in St Paul after the homeowner reported flickering lights and a burning odor. The electrical system was turned off by the resident. Firefighters investigated but found no smoke or fire. A trip detector had activated, and the alarm was reset. The utility company was requested to continue investigating the electrical issue.
Audio|Heard on: Saint Paul Fire
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05:34
Transcript:
00:00
Chief Planning Road to near Hampden Avenue called in by the homeowner stating that the lights started flickering in the house and now smells a burning smell.
00:09
He has turned off all the electric to the house.
00:13
Good one, Cappy.
00:19
1742.
00:25
Ladder 22, ladder 22 portable.
00:30
Go ahead.
00:33
There's a trip detector in the laundry row on the third floor.
00:37
No smoke or fire.
00:39
You can try for reset.
00:44
Copy.
00:49
Command system reset says all system normal.
00:56
High Street Command, G3.
00:59
I copy the alarm is reset and holding.
01:03
This was an accidental activation.
01:11
G3 has no issues with terminating command and returning all of service service.
01:16
I understand, we're all coming up.
01:25
Under 23 and engine 23 on scene near Hampden of a two-and-a-story single-family residents people standing outside nothing's showing side alpha we'll both be investigating ladder 23 will be Hampton command happy 1745
01:58
Copy.
02:07
Met at 9, 1456 Magnolia Avenue East, Grand Magnolia Apartments, Unknown Medical, Cross Streets, Mechanic Avenue, and Parkly Street, Box 619, on fire-ups 4, times 1746, Met at 9, 1456 Magnolia Avenue East, Grand Magnolia Apartment, Unknown Medical, Cross Streets, Mechanic Avenue, and Barkly Street, Box 619,
02:34
on fire ups for, time...
02:36
1746.
02:40
Units are clearing command terminated.
02:43
Tappy, all Maplewood Units, clear, command terminated, 1747.
02:52
Go to see one.
02:55
Wrong down scene, do you have any additional info?
02:59
Uh, not currently.
03:01
We're down at the brick and box here.
03:03
We're going to try to
03:05
recreate the issue that was,
03:07
Homer and was concerned about.
03:11
Any copies, no orders, or anything on the imager at this time?
03:16
Yeah,
03:20
no owners, no site of smoker fire.
03:22
I'll just run them.
03:27
Chief one copies, I'll assume hand in command.
03:33
And Lab 23,
03:35
portable.
03:36
We're not picking up anything with the imagers.
03:43
What level of the home was the original odor and upper or lower? This was, homeowner is concerned about the main level.
03:58
Seems some flickering, but we're not seeing anything to indicate an electrical issue, but we'll continue to investigate.
04:16
dispatch Hampton command.
04:19
Go command.
04:23
Runhold engine 23, ladder 23 at this time.
04:27
Continue investigation, no signs of smoke or fire.
04:32
You can start XL to this location.
04:35
It will release, Engine 14,
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Squad 2.
04:42
Copy that. Holding Engine 23 and Ladder 23,
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releasing Engine 14 Squad 2,
04:51
starting Excel at 1750.
04:58
Dispatch, Hampton, Commit.
05:04
Go Ladder 23, Sam to Command.
05:08
So copy command,
05:11
we're turning lights on one by one and we're not able to recreate the issue.
05:15
Do you have an ETA on Excel?
05:21
Unknown dispatch, you copy? Did Excel give you any ATA?
05:26
Talking to Excel right now.
05:33
Okay, copies.
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Location mentioned:
Hampden Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114
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