Smoke inside apartment caused by tipped over candle, Kalamazoo MI
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to an apartment where smoke was detected in a back bedroom. No flames were found; the smoke was due to a burnt candle that had tipped over. A fan was used to clear the residual smoke. There was no actual fire in the apartment.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo City, Township and County Fire Dispatch
02:17
Transcript:
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The structure fire for engine seven, squat six, engine two, truck six.
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Engine seven, squad six, engine two, truck six.
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near Candlewick Drive, apartment 110,
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between Burdick and Cobour.
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Pollard reports a lot of smoke in the building, no flames, visible, just smoke in the back bedroom of the apartment.
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Timeout is 1810.
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Make a few ones yet, 26 at Candlewick.
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Nothing's shown from the exterior.
00:29
You have a slight odor of smoke.
00:32
Adam 71 is going to do a 360.
00:38
See, I haven't seen, nothing showing slate odor of smoke and Adam 71 doing a 360 at 1813.
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I'm clear. You're showing nothing going in interior now.
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06-2-71. 711.
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Have you been to apartment 110 yet?
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126 right now. I do have a little bit of smoke in the hallway and the alarm going off.
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The address is Department 110 if you go make contact with them.
01:22
I think we're at more of the residents right now.
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I think it's fall at 25th 10-1[1].
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10-4[2].
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7-1 on fire.
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It was just a burnt candle that tipped over a little bit. Nothing is actually on fire right now.
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No smoke, no flames.
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Just requesting a fan.
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Not like they are now... ...clearing that...
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...clearing that.
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...strike control, squad 6, show us 26 on 6.
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This be a strikeoff for near Candlewick Drive, apartment 110, holding squad 6 for the fan.
02:12
104.
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Engine 2.26 and clearing.
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Thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Unable to copy / Signal weak
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Near E Candlewyck Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
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