Smoke reported in two-story home due to heater, Cape Girardeau MO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/6/2025 07:51 PM

Near S Ellis St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Fire crews responded to moderate smoke inside a two-story home near South Ellis Street. The homeowner reported the smoke came from a heater in the closet that had been turned off. Units investigated to ensure there was no active fire.

Audio|Source: Cape County Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1, ladder 1, engine 3, rescue 2, engine 4, battalion 3.

00:05

Residential first alarm, near South Ellis Street.

00:12

Residential first alarm, colored by smoke in the home.

00:15

Currently all outside, your cross streets, Maryweather Street, and Williams Street.

00:20

Run card 1, 324, timeout, 2153.

00:28

Great.

00:32

Agent 3 received?

00:36

Rescue 2.

00:38

Rescue 2.

00:39

Rescue 2 received in recital?

00:42

Yeah.

00:43

Agent 1, lighter 1, Battalion 3.

00:46

Andrew 1, Ladder 1, Battalion 3, shall all units responding.

00:50

Near South Ellis Street.

00:51

That's near South Ellis Street for residential first alarm.

00:56

Caller advised smoke in the home.

00:57

It's a two-story level house.

01:00

It's a heater in the closet.

01:01

They advised they did shut it off.

01:03

Your cross streets, Merriweather Street and Williams Street run card, 1324.

01:08

Timeout, 2154.

01:14

Battalion 3, engine 1 on scene, nothing showing,

01:17

story and a half residence be an investigation mode.

01:21

Dying 3 will have Ellis come in.

01:23

Proceed, Battalion 3, Engine 1 on scene, out investigating with a story and a half level house at 2155.

01:38

Fighter 1street, level 1, station.

01:43

Letter 1 on scene at 2155.

01:51

Demand from Angel 1, we got moderate smoke in the building.

01:56

We need to investigate.

02:02

It has a odor outside of cooking.

02:07

Great here.

02:14

Engine 3 on-scene staging at 2157.

02:19

Let's perform plan.

02:20

That other unit downgrade with him pretty much.

02:24

Received. Rescue 2, engine 4 per command on-scene at Ellis.

02:29

You can downgrade but continue at 21-58.

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