Smoke from washing machine triggers fire alarm at hotel, Fort Lauderdale FL
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered at a Sheraton hotel due to smoke coming from a washing machine in the laundry room on the first floor. Multiple fire units responded but most were later canceled after confirming only light smoke was present and no active fire was found. The situation involved checking adjacent areas for safety.
Audio|Source: Broward County Fire/Rescue
03:53
Transcript:
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Engine 35, copy, you're responding.
00:03
B-Avis, you're responding to the Sheraton.
00:06
It's a general fire alarm. We're attempting callback.
00:13
Hasn9 call in 8-Zone, Add Rescue 53, Squad 53, and Hasnett 53.
00:18
I'm sorry, take Rescue 53 out of service.
00:26
Adam to the battalion two's call and engineer's call.
00:30
Acknowledge.
00:34
Gas, 8-zone.
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Acknowledge. Acknowledge.
00:42
That was called in. We're just a laundry room with that.
00:46
You have a fire car, you have a floor?
00:53
Negative, I don't. I'll have to re-contact to get one. Oh, actually it's at first floor. Launchery room.
01:05
Fire column 2, SWAT 53BIA, Rescue 5-3 is still at North Broward Hospital.
01:12
Are they clear to respond to the Tasmat or are they out of service?
01:19
Rescue 5-3? Go ahead.
01:22
You could show us Flaring, North Broward, back in zone.
01:25
Is there a call?
01:30
There is a gas leak.
01:33
That Hazmat 53 and SWW53 are responding.
01:37
Squawcify 3 confirm you want Rescue 53 to respond?
01:42
The Rescue 53, they're not at the station to respond to the station if you're going to go from there.
01:52
Rescue 53, copy. Respute 53, copy.
01:54
Responding to the station.
01:57
Thank you. Rescue 53.
02:04
Rescue 533. We're going to be on Cypress and Andrews.
02:07
Have the light.
02:13
When you can go ahead.
02:15
Got me.
02:24
Out of service, Sakes for now.
02:31
And have them stop traffic.
02:34
Don't let any more residents back here.
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It's very limited access.
02:38
Copy.
02:42
And go ahead with my lineup.
02:45
You have Rescue 237, Rescue 14, Engine 14, Engine 32, 12.17, Platform 32.
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Rescue 32, Support 32,
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Battalion 17, AMF 17, Engine 23, and a half-MF17.
03:02
14 units coming, Code 3[1].
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Slow the other ones down to Code 1[2],
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and Command to Rescue 237.
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2.3-7 go.
03:14
All right, you can confirm no active fare. You just have a smoking washer machine?
03:22
Copy. We're checking the evasion, uh, adjacent, uh,
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apartment. We can see that no one's cooking in here as well, but we can have smoke covered from the washing machine.
03:34
Copy, heavy smoke?
03:37
That is, light smoke.
03:42
All right, cancel outside units. We're going to hold with 14 units, engine 37, rescue 237.
03:49
2.37,
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 3: Emergency response with lights and sirens authorized.
[2]
Code 1: Non-emergency, routine response; proceed without lights or sirens.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 62nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
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