Fire alarm at Westside Commons with no smoke detected, Wausau WI
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire alarm sounded at Westside Commons near South 1st Avenue. An occupant in a wheelchair was initially stuck on the third floor because the doors to the elevator were shut. The occupant was later assisted down to the garage. No smoke or fire was found at the location.
Audio|Heard on: Marathon County Fire Departments
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01:58
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm.
00:01
Battalion 1 and Engine 3.
00:04
Westside Commons.
00:06
At near South 1st Avenue.
00:09
Cross streets are East Stewart Avenue and Stewart Place.
00:25
Fire alarm.
00:27
Med1. Westside Commons.
00:30
At near South First Avenue.
00:32
Cross streets are East Stewart Avenue and Stewart Place.
00:39
88 engine 3.
00:47
Battalion 1, go ahead.
00:50
I have a caller that's on the third floor that lives in apartment number (number withheld).
00:53
They're in a wheelchair.
00:55
They're unable to get to the elevator due to doors being shut and they can't get through them.
01:00
They do not see or smell smoke.
01:01
I'm just going to keep them on the phone so you guys can get there.
01:07
Copy.
01:15
88 Battalion 1.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:23
Just for information, my caller that was stuck on the third floor in the wheelchair did get some help and made it down to the garage area.
01:30
No seeing or smelling a smoke on any of the floors in the area.
01:36
Copy, thank you.
01:43
Battalion 1 on the 3-story multi-residential wood frame, no smoke or fire showing.
01:51
Battalion 1 will have command and set up command post.
01:57
Acknowledgement/Affirmative Battalion 1.
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Location mentioned:
S 1st Ave, Wausau, WI 54401
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