Smoke fills home from incense container in wheelchair occupant's house, Metairie LA
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Fire & ArsonAn automatic fire alarm at a residence near Athenia Parkway triggered a response. The home was filled with smoke caused by an incense container. The occupant, who uses a wheelchair, was alone and is now waiting by the front door while the house is aired out. No fire was found.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson Parish Eastbank Fire Departments
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02:46
Transcript:
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108-187, engine 158-140,
00:03
responsible automatic fire alarm near Athenia Parkway, Zone 8241,
00:09
Automatic fire alarm near Athenia Parkway, between 26th Street and U-turn, Zone 881.
00:17
Completed by the alarm going off.
00:22
The advice is to update to instructive fire and just received an update house is full of smoke and alarm going off.
00:28
Complaint of occupant in a wheelchair for a long time out of 2102.
00:47
Squad 159 respond to a structure fire near Athenia Parkway Zone 1841.
00:57
Structure fire near the Athenia Parkway between 26th Street and U-turn.
01:03
Sun as 1841 originally came as an alarm.
01:08
Complaint of a house full of smoke alarm going off file on time out 2103.
01:17
One at eight in row.
01:19
Have him to do one at eight in row.
01:21
Another one eight seven in a row.
01:23
Copy letter 187.
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Bob each one.
01:32
Comptu1, five, eight.
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Number eight. Under 187 in row.
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Capitalite seven, a half you in row.
01:45
159 in rough tabbed squad 159 One 40 in Ralph
01:55
Copy 140 in Rob
02:02
The 4-0 from Fire Along, we received another update that it was the incense container that started smoking in the house, he smothered it, but now that it was full of smoke.
02:10
He is home alone in a wheelchair.
02:12
He is going to be waiting by the front door, airing out the house.
02:16
Copy, caller, 158.
02:18
I mean one at eight, you copy?
02:21
One at eight, copy?
02:27
One at eight, one scene, single floor of residence in the next cell and I'll rescue.
02:31
Cab do one at eight.
02:33
Eighthame out on team.
02:34
Copy light of 187 on scene.
02:41
Call on 181, you cancel all units, 1808 can handle.
02:44
Copy do one and eight can handle, cancel all all the units.
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