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Electric griddle causes haze at fraternity fire alarm, West Lafayette IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/11/2025 11:23 PM

Near Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Fire units responded to an alarm at a fraternity near Northwestern Avenue where light haze was found. The haze was caused by an overheated electric griddle.

Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Fire

03:6

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 1501, 1502, 1504, standby for a fire alarm.

00:05

Near Northwestern Avenue.

00:16

The Italian 1501, 1502, 1504 of a fire alarm, Delta Tau Delta, near Northwestern Avenue, showing fire zone 72, go to channel one.

00:28

Battalion 15 is en route.

00:30

Clear bettine 15.

00:35

Let's touch 502 is en route.

00:37

Clear 5702.

00:41

8.04 is en route?

00:44

1501 is en route.

00:47

Clear 15104, go to Channel 1.

00:54

Just special mic4.

00:56

What?

00:58

Four is on scene.

01:01

Battalion 15 is arriving three-story, multi-family dwelling.

01:05

Death visible to the exterior,

01:08

evacuation progress.

01:09

Battalion 15 will be establishing Northwestern Command.

01:13

Okay.

01:15

Please, the time 15.

01:17

It's nice. Fentic one.

01:19

One. One.

01:22

501, you'll be investigation.

01:25

One's arrived at you.

01:26

Okay.

01:28

151 is clear on investigation.

01:30

We're arriving.

01:32

Engine 3 is on team, T's on team.

01:35

Please, 101.

01:37

Okay.

01:43

1502 is arriving level 1.

01:46

Please, Council.

01:49

Pespatenture 3.

01:52

Go on.

01:56

We've been registered guarder by T's for records.

01:58

Clear.

02:00

50-04 is arrived level 1.

02:03

Clive to 104.

02:05

50-04.

02:10

50-04 is staged for now.

02:13

He told this could be a griddle.

02:16

15-2 is clear.

02:21

We have an electrician.

02:32

We have an electric griddle in the rim.

02:40

There it is the circuit.

02:42

The light haze like a fan.

02:49

Clear.

02:52

50-0-4, can you facilitate ventilation?

02:58

Clear.

03:00

50-0-2, can you head to the panel?

03:04

50-0-2 is clear on head to the panel.

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Near Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906

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