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Smoke odor reported in Melville Towers hallwayNew Bedford MA

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Near Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02740

A resident at Melville Towers near Pleasant Street reported visible smoke and a strong smoke odor in the hallway near apartment 818. Multiple calls confirmed smoke presence but no fire was seen. Fire and EMS units were sent to investigate.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Can you make you win at Melville Towers, near Pleasant Street, apartment 818? Email stage, she sees smoke, but no fire.
00:19
Engine 1, engine 6, unit 2, at Melville Towers, near Pleasant Street, apartment 838.
00:26
Got a caller reporting, smoke in the hallway.
00:30
Again, fire alarm dispatching ladder 1, line 3, engine 1, engine 1,000, 2, at Melville Towers, near Pleasant Street, apartment number 818.
00:40
Got a caller standing there's smoke in the hallway.
00:43
Cross to North Street, Tower Drive.
01:00
Fire alarm unit one, channel two.
01:22
On my unit one, I'm just catching a minor four, 6, 6,3, halfway road.
01:26
Next to express, mid, listen to this.
01:27
If you know, well, please just want to call to CHEM2, KMIRE4, makerweight, 763, Tassaway Road, next to business and listen to this.
01:37
Go ahead, you know one.
01:45
That's negative unit two.
01:47
We received this from a caller at Apartment 818, H.G smelt smoke when she went into the hallway, she had visible smoke.
01:55
I know all the calls in that one.
01:59
Negative unit two, it's only been one call.
02:02
Take a hold.
02:11
Yeah, fire alarm is to go to standby on Reynolds. I'm monitoring Melville. If I need to move over to Melville, I will.
02:17
I'm standing by Faberbisville.
02:19
Okay.
02:20
All right, I'm copy.
02:28
Fire alarm.
02:29
From command, uh, I had a second tenant that came outside, says it's a strong odor of smoke on the 8-4.
02:37
Okay.
02:39
File, I'm copied.
02:40
Present State's strong odor smoke.

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Near Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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