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Smoke in home after heat turned on

Heard on: Durham City Fire
04:37
00:00
Structure fire, (number withheld) Beech Grove Drive.
audio iconFire & Arson
Beechgrove Dr, Durham, NC 27705
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Fire crews respond to a reported house fire on Beech Grove Drive after an alarm sounds and the home fills with smoke. A disabled caller and a spouse with dementia are unable to leave the house on their own. Units arrive, find smoke inside the single-story home but do not see active flames. The occupants say they had just turned on the heat. Firefighters help the residents outside and check under the house and inside the structure to find the source of the smoke. Most units are released while a few remain to continue the investigation.

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