Commercial fire alarm caused by towel in oven at senior residence, Oakland County MI
Heads up: This post was detected from real-time dispatch audio. Information may be incomplete, and the situation may evolve. Always verify using official agency releases.
Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a commercial fire alarm was triggered at Independence Village near Union Lake Road due to a towel left in an oven in Room 108, causing heavy smoke. The fire was extinguished. A resident experienced difficulty breathing and received medical assistance.
Audio|Heard on: Oakland County Fire/EMS MABAS 3201 (Southwest) - Dispatch/Tac/Talk (P25)
Listen to dispatch call
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Station 2. Standby, Flight, Commercial Fire Alarm.
00:05
It'll be at Independence Village, near Union Lake Road.
00:12
Station 2 respond to a Commercial Fire Alarm, Independence Village, near Union Lake Road.
00:21
All the alarm company showing general fire alarm.
00:24
I'm trying to give them one call.
00:25
I got caught on the line I can't disconnect with.
00:29
Entrys are out.
00:31
Engine 2, I was streaming route.
00:33
Independence Village, near Union Lake Road, General Fire alarm.
00:36
Commerce dispatch from Medic 3.
00:40
Medic 3.
00:42
Medic 3.
00:45
Medic 3 transporting and report West Bloomfield.
00:51
Transport into Ford.
00:52
Thank you. Second.
00:59
For Independence Village, there was a towel in the oven, Room 108.
01:04
Room 108 towel in the oven.
01:06
They're in there with fire extinguishers now, heavy smoke.
01:10
Fire radio and she poppies.
01:16
You're trying to get me further on my radio?
01:19
They're saying the flames are out, no more visible flames.
01:24
Hi Ray, want room movement again?
01:30
Room 108.
01:32
I'll be rolling star too now the resident is having trouble breathing.
01:36
Okay.
01:41
All right, shell, end counting.
01:45
Thank you for Ray-row.
01:47
Thank you for Raynard Street and Rout Independence Village.
01:55
They're trying to see a star can get there as well.
02:01
They get the patient downstairs.
02:02
They're saying they don't have anyone available.
02:04
I told them due to the circumstances they might want to try to get some Pontiac.
02:09
Okay, right now.
02:10
And you go ahead.
02:13
Radio. I require the extinguishes on firehouse.
02:20
Engine 2. Engine 3, clearing and swift and rapid DBW for fuel.
02:28
Engine 2, Clearington Road to DBW for Fuel.
02:32
If fire has an extinguisher, there's no fire, the advice I cannot convince our response.
02:37
So you have a patient with trouble breathing at the front desk.
02:40
She was the patient taken from that room.
02:43
Trouble breathing at this with the desk.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Independence Cir, White Lake Township, MI 48386
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
Correct
Incorrect
Not all dispatch calls become confirmed incidents. This reflects early radio traffic only. Treat with caution.
