Fire alarm triggered by bathroom pull string at apartment, Berlin WI
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm went off at Hedgewater Apartments near Mount Street in Berlin, Wisconsin. The alarm was likely triggered by a bathroom pull string in apartment 106. No active fire, smoke, or flames were found. Residents were evacuated as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Green Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention, Berlin Fire, close to near Mount Street, that's Hedgewater Apartments.
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For a fire alarm going off on shore where it's coming from, called in by a resident.
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Sounds like a Brent's outside.
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Again, Burlin Fire calls to near Mount Street for a fire alarm going off on sure where it's coming from called in by resident.
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Clearly clear, C-267 at 1059.
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43 and Lake Pedro's 1020 if you know.
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Definitely.
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43 and Lake 1023.
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It sounds like it's on the third floor. There might be smoke.
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It's not being very descriptive.
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10th floor.
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Ferlin Fire, Green Lake.
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Go ahead, Berlin Fire.
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En route near Mountain Street.
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Any other information?
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Yeah, we got another 911 call from someone on the scene who said there's a fire on the third floor, but then wouldn't say if there was smoke or flames visible, just said they didn't know.
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So we don't know what's going on there. We do have an officer there and they have evacuated.
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243.
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243, go ahead.
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243, go ahead.
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We think it's apartment 106 and it seems like it was a string that was pulled in the bathroom that triggered this.
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We're not 100% sure on that though,
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but it doesn't seem like there's an emergency.
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Have for.
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One fire update.
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Go ahead, we're unseen.
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Ten-four, officer on scene thinks it came from one of the first floor rooms and doesn't think that there's an active fire there or an emergency,
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but he'll be able to fill you in once you meet up with him.
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Ten-four, going inside now to investigate.
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Ten-four.
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Material 67, a fire command, we are in row with three.
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Time for, thank you.
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Near Mound St, Berlin, WI 54923
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