Man in underwear sets off fire alarm at hotel, Long Beach CA
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A man wearing only underwear used a fire extinguisher to cause smoke and set off the fire alarm at the Hyatt hotel near South Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Fire and police responded, and one person was taken into custody.
Audio|Heard on: Long Beach Police Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:58
Transcript:
00:00
Have a Sautzy, neckler, Hanna 4, 927[1], and the Hyatt near South Pine.
00:07
One out of me.
00:12
Atomay, the other country is going to be for 927[1] at the Hyatt near South Pine.
00:20
Room N27, Nora 27.
00:23
The male keeps banging on the CC's door using a fire extinguisher outside the door.
00:29
They're saying smoky.
00:30
The fire alarm is also going off.
00:33
But now they're saying the male is letting her out.
00:35
The male is a stranger wearing underwear.
00:42
We are getting fire removing as well.
00:49
Sound 76, I got beer on it.
00:55
One out of A, I believe fire, sir, are you rolling?
01:01
Out of A, Timper.
01:07
I'm going to be 97[2] with what looks like engine one and truck one.
01:17
Atomate, I have our copy 97[2] and the fire department isn't around.
01:20
They expect to a female room 1027, and she said there was someone outside with the fire extinguisher, but the fire was not in her room.
01:32
Okay, just revised, we are getting another, it looks like an off-duty LAPD officer calling in, saying the check for our 50-150.
01:39
It's a man wearing no shirt or blue box, there's no shoes on the 10th floor.
01:43
That's lit up the fire extinguisher.
01:50
Okay. That's just ready.
01:55
Okay. Okay.
01:57
Mission 38, this is fire at Fire Station 15.
02:03
They're requesting...
02:04
Fire Rescue Boat 2 is requesting a unit for a boat to be towed.
02:08
Oh,
02:11
I'm sorry, they're actually going to be requesting the boat unit, so Put 1 or 2 available for that.
02:19
Unit 1,
02:21
can you turn 10-9? What do they have exactly?
02:24
It's a fire rescue boat two requesting you for a boat to be towed, and they're asking for you to switch to Channel 16 for the coordinates.
02:32
And animate, they're saying that subject on the 10th floor was bringing the fire extinguisher.
02:43
1036, you copy.
02:46
1036, I copy.
02:49
Off an atomator on the 10th floor with engine one.
02:54
On the 2 or 3 more units to respond for a specific EAT.
03:04
Pepper, is there a few more units to assist them there at the Hyatt, Andrewsouthline on the 10th floor?
03:10
66, WFO1, cool.
03:14
6X, pepper.
03:19
6-6-8. 68.
03:22
68.
03:24
We have one in custody that was firing, doing the fire extinguisher, but can we get fire to come respond? It's 637.
03:38
Hi, I copy you have one in custody that had the fire extinguisher.
03:41
Where does fire need to check them out? Are you guys, what floor or where?
03:47
More in front of the hotel?
03:55
Temper, we'll have a response to know in front of the Hyatt checkup.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
927: Suspicious circumstances or unknown trouble requiring investigation.
[2]
97: Arrived at scene or location.
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Location mentioned:
S Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
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