Smoke reported in apartment laundry room, Portland OR
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke coming from a laundry room in a multi-unit residential building near Southwest Martha Street in Portland. The smoke was traced to an issue with a washer belt, and no fire was found. Units on scene were recalled after confirming there was no active fire hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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04:32
Transcript:
00:05
And this is dispatched with a multi-residential level structure fire near Southwest Martha Street.
00:10
Unit 1-0 callers reporting a laundry room filled with smoke.
00:55
Caller is reporting that the laundry room has filled with smoke.
01:00
Our caller opened the windows and doors and the smoke started to dissipate.
03:35
Command, this looks like it's probably a belt on a washer.
03:53
It looks like we just have a belt or something on the washing machine.
03:57
There was no fire problem.
04:09
We're going to go ahead and put in a recall on this.
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Location mentioned:
SW Martha St, Portland, OR 97221
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