Fire crews investigate smoke near Chapala St, Santa Barbara CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible structure fire near Chapala Street and State Street in Santa Barbara. Multiple units arrived to reports of smoke alarms sounding and a smell of smoke coming from a residential or apartment complex. The source of the smoke was initially unclear but appeared to come from a second-story bathroom. No visible flames were reported early in the response.
Audio|Heard on: Santa Barbara City Fire Dispatch
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06:22
Transcript:
00:00
Central Engine 71 is on scene.
00:04
There's nothing showing from a two-story residential building.
00:11
Scene appears to be in the back.
01:14
We do have smoke alarms going off and a smell of smoke.
01:19
We're having a hard time determining where the location of the smoke is coming from.
03:00
We're thinking it's possibly coming from the Mars Apartments building behind them towards State Street.
04:08
We do have smoke coming out of the second story bathroom of the apartment complex directly behind Chapala Street.
04:55
We just received a call from an alarm company that there are alarms going off at State Street.
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Location mentioned:
Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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