Chimney fire with smoke at West Main Street apartment

Heard on: Dauphin PA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Box 211, (number withheld) West Main Street, apartment Alpha.

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For possible chimney fire, class one, company 21.

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Engine 26, squad 23, tanker 26, and tower 22, at 8:50.

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Okay, Chief 211, they're out.

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Okay, Chief 211, (number withheld) West Main Street, apartment A Alpha.

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Caller's advising

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there's thick black smoke from the chimney.

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The

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furnace is making weird noises and it smells really bad.

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Use up three.

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Copy up three.

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Nineteen twenty-one, I'll be arriving.

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I have nothing showing on D, A, and B side.

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I'll be out investigating.

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Area chief twenty-one, one.

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The caller is now just reporting that most of the residents evacuated, but there was someone in a basement unit they couldn't get a hold of.

7/18/2026 05:49 AM

Fire

W Main St, Elizabethville, PA 17023

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible chimney fire at an apartment building near West Main Street after reports of thick black smoke, unusual furnace noises, and a strong odor. Most residents had apparently evacuated, but one person in a basement unit could not be reached.