Mobile home wall feels warm after hair dryer causes fuse to blow, Van Buren County MI
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a mobile home near 16th Avenue after a hair dryer blew a fuse and caused a wall to feel warm. There were no flames or smoke reported.
Audio|Heard on: Southwest Michigan Counties Fire
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01:22
Transcript:
00:00
Plymouthed to the address near 16th Avenue, number 12.
00:06
Caller was using a hair dryer.
00:07
Fuse blew and now the wall is feeling warm.
00:10
No flames or smoke seen at this time.
00:13
Caller would like it checked out.
00:14
Again, South-Aven fire, your request to the address near 16th Avenue, number 12.
00:21
Caller reports the hair dryer blew a fuse and now states the wall is feeling warm to the touch.
00:26
to the touch.
00:27
No flames or smoke seen.
00:29
The site is checked out. On the 5-in-clear, center's clear, 21-29.
00:36
Namb here in 2200.
00:37
Clear on the call.
00:38
Still alarm[1] response.
00:40
Station's covered.
00:43
Clear on the call.
00:44
Still alarm[1] response, station cover, 21-30.
00:53
Sentiline to show another 4 in the route to my watch.
00:57
In route, 2013.
01:08
I've been turning out a fill-in-on-up at near 16th Avenue lot 12 for possible electrical fire need three.
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[1]
Still alarm: Fire service term indicating an alarm reported by phone or other means (not via a street box), typically prompting an initial investigation/response
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Location mentioned:
16th Ave, Michigan
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