Fire alarm triggered by candle in Wilmington apartment, Wilmington DE
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm was triggered in an apartment near North Bancroft Parkway in Wilmington. The cause was a candle setting off the smoke detector. Fire units responded, investigated, and cleared the scene with no further issues.
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03:42
Transcript:
00:00
Attention on units fire alarm.
00:02
Woodlawn trustee, Slats, near North Bancroft Parkway, apartment 1K,
00:08
engine 6-ladder 2 battalion 2.
00:10
Attention on units fire alarm, Woodlawn trustee flat,
00:14
near North Bancroft Parkway, apartment 1K,
00:18
engine 6th ladder 2 battalion 2, 1229 hours.
00:24
for Tadine 2 this morning.
00:32
Tadine 2. Tadine 2, engine 6.
00:34
Tadine 2, engine 6, 1229.
00:37
It's reported to be a candle that shut off the alarm.
00:42
Overoff for engine 6, place listen bypass.
00:51
Vendentgen 6.992, did you copy the report?
00:56
That was a candle, correct?
00:59
Farmress, sir.
01:04
You feel, Ronald?
01:07
Receive 8-2.
01:15
Engine 5 responds.
01:17
Fire alarm.
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Woodlawn Trustees Flats.
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near North Bancroft Parkway, Apartment 1K.
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Engine 5, fire alarm, near North Bancroft Parkway, apartment 1K, 12.31 hours.
01:46
Thank you for I respondent.
01:56
It was three-story lightweight multiple blind,
01:59
investigating with injure 5 on their arrival.
02:03
Received battalion 2, 12, 34 hours.
02:07
Go with Ladder 2.
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They're going to be arriving first.
02:11
Okay, receive.
02:18
This will walk.
02:21
Received Ladder 2.
02:26
Do you have an apartment number associated with that tandem?
02:31
Yes, sir.
02:32
1K. King.
02:38
Okay.
02:39
Okay.
02:57
My officer commanders reported 1K by her smoke detector.
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Trust going to investigate.
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Understood.
03:08
That's cool something.
03:16
Code 92.
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Active reaching our phone.
03:21
We can reset.
03:22
All clear. All clear.
03:26
We're doing by 615 with Bankroft Department 1K under control.
03:30
Unitsulate knowing available patch is available 10-2[1] is available.
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Control Bankrupt Parkway.
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I'm available 1238 hours.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-2: Radio reception good / Receiving well
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Location mentioned:
N Bancroft Pkwy #1k, Wilmington, DE 19805
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