Fire alarm due to smoke from burnt food at convenience store, Westerly RI
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm activated at Cumberland Farms near Friendship Street in Westerly. Police reported smoke likely from burnt food. Customers were evacuated, and fire crews handled the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Westerly & Chariho Area Fire Departments
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Wesley. Dispatch, attention, Wesley Fire.
00:02
You're responding on a box alarm, box 748 for the Cumberland Farms on Friendship Street.
00:07
That's a box alarm for Wesley Fire.
00:11
740,
00:12
Cumberland Farms on Friendship Street near Friendship St.
00:24
3.3 is responding.
00:28
A couple of farms on Friendship.
00:31
Box one.
00:34
Receive 393-2, Cumblin Farms on Friendship Street.
00:38
1408.
00:39
31 respond.
00:45
31 responding.
00:51
Agent 4 responding, Cummling Farms, Strangler Street.
00:57
Agent 4, you're going to Cumber Farms on Friendship Street, near Friendship.
01:04
Gentle 4.
01:06
31 from dispatch.
01:13
Good. Go ahead.
01:18
The PD are on the scene.
01:19
They're reporting a smoke condition, possibly from burnt food, but they are evacuating the customers.
01:29
Roger.
01:34
Engine four on the scene.
01:39
31's on the scene.
01:42
Receive 31 in the engine four are on the scene.
01:47
And the one's responding, driver plus one.
01:54
You've dead, you want, you have a hydrant opposite the building at the old funeral parlor.
02:04
Latter one's responding.
02:10
Leave Latter one.
02:17
An engine one on scene.
02:21
Engine one on scene.
02:26
Dispatch, units on scene can handle.
02:30
Receive 31 reports.
02:32
Units on scene can handle it at 1413.
02:37
31 dispatch. You could handle it at 1413.
02:41
31 dispatch.
02:42
You could have called west, please.
02:45
Receive 31.
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Location mentioned:
Friendship St, Westerly, RI 02891
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