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Smoke in basement caused by malfunctioning electronic deviceCarmel IN

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Westfield Blvd, Carmel, IN

Emergency crews responded to a house on Westfield Blvd, Carmel, where smoke was detected in the basement caused by a malfunctioning electronic gaming controller that exploded. There was no active fire when fire units arrived, but smoke was present and residents were evacuating the building. Crews investigated and managed the situation safely.

Audio|Source: Hamilton County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Medic, 371. Battalion 307. Residents fire.
00:04
19,259. Sea Ray survive.
00:07
Crossoff, Popia Place and Hanson Place, Pacifica Place. Respond on Ops 3.01-75.
00:14
Ida. Timeout, 1937.
00:21
Not to see Ray Drive. Just information caller is not on scene. They saw smoke on the cameras.
00:26
Advise there's potentially three people in the back tract in the building.
00:30
The location of the smoke is in the basement of the house.
00:37
All right. Cross of Pobia, place.
00:40
Detain 3.706.
00:42
Loud of 3.73.
00:44
Mark responding.
00:50
375 is on scene of a two-story residence, nothing showing, will be investigating next to you.
00:57
We got smoke in the basement, follow on.
01:03
Player, smoking the basement, 1943.
01:10
Control battalion, 307. Go ahead, mark it working incident.
01:14
Claire, marking and working, 1943.
01:21
307, line and precipit is being started for the balance.
01:30
Control repeat your traffic.
01:33
Ladder 372 is being sent for the balance.
01:38
Clear.
01:43
The Tainty 307-4-375. Go ahead.
01:51
Yeah, we've got a light haze down here.
01:54
We've got occupants coming out now. They told us that it had some, an electronic device malfunction and kind of explode.
02:01
We don't see any active fire right now.
02:04
However, there's a haze down here.
02:12
Okay, clear if they think they had something with battery blow up, you guys need to go on there.
02:20
No.
02:26
Control Medi-71 is on scene, second ambulance. Thank you.
02:34
Control, Battalion is on the scene. I'll go ahead and assume command.
02:38
Clear, a battalion, 307, on scene and sending command, 1945.
02:46
Ladder 3 is on scene, first truck. Clairp.
02:50
The 3772nd engine.
02:53
Clair. Clever.
02:55
Engine 3. They've got a hydrant across the street.
03:03
They've got a hydrant across the street.
03:05
And the 71's on scene. Third engine.
03:08
Clair. Clare.
03:13
Chops channel are they on?
03:16
Off 301.
03:19
On 301, I'll switch.
03:22
He's near 75 from Officer 75.
03:28
Go ahead.
03:32
Hey, Jack, get a fan already, but don't turn it on yet, please.
03:41
In line of three, we're being advised, three people in the house.
03:49
Officer 375, do we need that line down there yet?
03:56
75 from battalion.
03:59
I got you.
04:03
Have you been able to locate the source, or did you check maybe, I know sometimes some pumps, things like that, or did they tell you something specific?
04:13
Yeah, she, we found the source.
04:15
It's in this room down here.
04:20
Some gaming equipment. He said his controller, like,
04:23
exploded. We have the source. There's no fire. We put some water on it. We're just kind of doing an overhaul right now and getting ready to just a generation because it is still a little smoky down here.

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Westfield Blvd, Carmel, IN
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