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Apartment porch fire at building near Turrentine StreetDurham NC

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3701a Turrentine St, Durham, NC 27704

Firefighters responded to an active fire at an apartment building near Turrentine Street. The porch of one unit caught fire and burned through. Crews checked nearby apartments and worked to control the situation by managing sprinklers.

Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:33
Transcript:
00:00
The apartment on the side of the fire are clear.
00:12
The apartment 5204 has got burned through on the porch.
00:17
Here's a fire extinguisher with you.
00:21
It's right through on a porch on 5204, going to fire sandwiches using that location.
00:26
But you're going on extension of that location, correct?
00:32
Yeah, it's just a little forehand extinguages.
00:47
Good.
00:51
I located the sprinkler rising room and I think the alarm panel on the Delta side. We're getting ready to make access.
01:01
Can I ask.
01:14
I have some 13 for engine 12.
01:22
If you're in here, I made access into the sprinkler riser room.
01:28
The panel is not in here, but I can flip this off if you're in there to see if it's the right one.

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Location mentioned:
3701a Turrentine St, Durham, NC 27704

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Incident Timeline

  1. Complex Identification and Final Coordination
  2. Location Confirmation and Resident Safety Checks
  3. Continued Efforts to Shut Down Sprinklers
  4. Initial Response and Sprinkler Activation

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