Smoke alarm triggered by self-cleaning oven in apartment, Valley Park MO
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Fire crews responded to a smoke alarm triggered near Highland Village. No fire was found. The smoke was caused by an oven running its self-cleaning cycle with minor smoke but no hazard.
Audio|Heard on: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
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04:31
Transcript:
00:00
16 17.
00:01
It's going to be near Highland Village.
00:11
That's clear.
00:12
Are you on scene with police?
00:15
Yes, ma'am. We are on scene.
00:16
Apparently those addresses crack via cell phone.
00:23
For County, 2245.
00:26
2245.
00:29
On the scene.
00:32
Small,
00:33
three-story apartment building.
00:35
Nothing comes from the exterior beyond a vest city of a McLean.
00:39
2245 on scene wall three-story apartment nothing showing from the exterior and basketermark command
00:48
and two hours you go ahead the back channel do you have for timber valley
01:04
2215 on the scenes, staging hydrant.
01:07
2215 on scenes, staging of the hydrant.
01:11
Central County 2202.
01:16
20202. What TAC channel is assigned to Timber Valley?
01:20
I'm sorry, I thought you were cleared.
01:21
TAC 20, TAC 20, TAC 20.
01:33
8527 and 6118 assistant in bill it 828 Silver Lake Estates Place, cross street is Old Gravois Road 8527 and 6118 respond on south main the two from monarch man
01:58
bill 45
02:03
There's nobody home at this location.
02:06
We do hear the smoke detector going off.
02:10
We're going to go ahead and force entry.
02:16
O2 is clear.
02:17
Force an entry.
02:21
O2 from 45.
02:23
The neighbor just got a hold of the occupant.
02:26
He's a couple of minutes down.
02:27
He's going to come here.
02:28
We're going to hold off on four seconds.
02:32
O2 is clear.
02:34
I'm on the scene, I'll take it from my hair.
02:39
Central County, 2202.
02:41
2.
02:45
I'm on the scene, I'm assuming Monarch Command.
02:48
We're Investigated Mode.
02:52
2202 has command-in investigative mode.
02:59
Plan from 45.
03:06
The neighbor that spoke to the occupant states that he was doing a self-cleaning session on his oven prior to leaving the occupancy.
03:21
I'm clear. Self-cleaning in the oven.
03:29
From command?
03:35
This is a self-clean oven causing minor smoke.
03:40
There's no hazard, no fire.
03:44
Third self-cleaning oven causing myr smoke, no hazard, no smoke, fire.
03:52
Central County,
03:59
we've been having some problems with our computer.
04:05
I got your response.
04:11
Mr. County from command.
04:13
Command.
04:18
2215, 2202 will be in service, 45 remaining on the scene.
04:24
We can go back to Maine.
04:27
2.15 and 2202 in service, releasing TAC 20 communications will be back on South Main.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Village Dr, Valley Park, MO 63088
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