Smoke condition from scarf on stove in Wilmington, Wilmington MA
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Fire & ArsonA scarf was left on a stove causing smoke in an apartment on Cross Street in Wilmington. There was no fire. The residents ventilated the smoke with a fan, and only a smoke detector was triggered, not the building alarm.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex and Essex Counties Fire
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00:41
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm from Cross Street command.
00:03
Answering command.
00:08
This was a scarf left on the stove.
00:11
No fire. Slight smoke condition in the apartment, which the occupants are ventilating with their fan right now.
00:19
The fire alarm did not go off, just the detector in the apartment.
00:23
Engine 4 will be clear returning.
00:25
Command terminated.
00:27
Have that slight smoke condition caused by a scarf left on the stove.
00:32
No fire.
00:33
Smoke's being ventilated by the resident with a fan.
00:37
Detector in the apartment went off.
00:39
Not the fire alarm for the building.
00:40
They were returning 1805.
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Location mentioned:
Cross St, Wilmington, MA 01887
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