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Fire reported in kitchen restroom at fraternity house, West Lafayette IN

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/11/2025 05:56 AM

N University St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

A fire alarm was reported at a fraternity house near North University Street. Responders saw smoke in the kitchen restroom area but no visible flames. Crews investigated the smoke inside the building.

Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire

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03:17

Transcript:

00:00

Active fire alarm 629, North University Street.

00:12

Fire unit en route to 629 North University Street for active fire alarm, smoke in kitchen restroom area.

00:29

Dispatch into 1501.

00:31

Go ahead.

00:38

Unit 50-01 out of service for training, station 3.

00:42

Clear.

00:48

Dispatch engine 11, ladder 12, Italian 14, Medic 16 to 629 North University.

00:55

Please.

01:00

Unit 635 is on scene.

01:03

Unit 6-05.5.

01:09

Units arriving at three-story fraternity house, nothing visible, command on east side.

01:19

Color command.

01:21

Union 11?

01:24

Reason 11.

01:30

Smoke visible near photo zone zero zero zero zero zero.

01:38

Smoke detected somewhere in the building.

01:46

Just at one at three.

01:47

Yeah.

01:49

Factory.

01:52

Ladder 12 command.

01:55

Do we have a job? That's affirmative.

02:00

Okay, thank you.

02:02

Good.

02:04

Go to Pairhouse of 16 and 11th and walk the building.

02:10

Affirm.

02:13

Joe's the same.

02:24

Panel shows the same thing.

02:28

Affirmative.

02:34

118 is at panel to front door so both crews can investigate.

02:43

Also, panel.

02:46

12 at the panel.

02:53

Engine 11, command.

03:01

Dispatch notes smoke in the kitchen restroom.

03:13

Someone might check there quickly.

03:16

11's clear.

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N University St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

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