Accidental fire extinguisher discharge fills dorm stairwell

Heard on: St. Joseph IN Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

140 and 142 will be on the scene of a three-story dormitory.

00:06

No visible signs of exterior structure.

00:09

142 will have command and all units investigating.

00:14

Clear. 40, 42 on scene of a three-story structure.

00:18

Nothing visible from the exterior.

00:21

42 is going to have command and all units investigating.

00:25

42 and 40.

00:28

42 from 40.

00:32

Go ahead.

00:34

We have employees down here said they were moving in and they accidentally hit the fire extinguisher and made it explode.

00:41

He said he does have it in his bathroom in room (number withheld).

00:46

Clear.

00:49

11-42.

00:51

11-42.

00:54

We're going to need building services for this.

00:57

This is an accidental discharge of an extinguisher and it made a heck of a mess.

01:03

Copy that, Ralph.

01:07

Yeah, the stairwell is full of the extinguisher smoke as well.

01:12

We're probably going to go back into OR.

01:16

Yeah, we're probably going back to OR.

01:19

It's rolling out the stairwell.

7/29/2026 06:13 PM

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Holy Cross Dr, Notre Dame, IN 46556

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire or smoke situation at a three-story dormitory near Holy Cross Drive in Notre Dame. They found that employees had accidentally discharged a fire extinguisher in a bathroom of an upper-floor room, filling the stairwell with extinguisher powder or smoke and requesting building services for cleanup.

Accidental fire extinguisher discharge fills dorm stairwell

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