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Fire crews check odor of smoke in apartment

Heard on: Dane County Fire and EMS
01:52
00:00
Attention, Engine Four, Ladder One, Ladder Two, Engine One.
audio iconFire & Arson
Shepard Terrace, Madison, WI 53705
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Fire crews were sent to an apartment building near Shepard Terrace for a report of a structure fire after an alarm and an odor of smoke in the hallway. Multiple fire and medical units responded, but nothing was visible from outside when the first engine arrived. The first crew began checking the building while other units waited nearby in staging.

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