Smoke in laundry room from electrical issue in Charleston, Charleston IL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke investigation in a residence near 410th Street in Charleston, Illinois. The caller reported a smell of chemicals and noticed the laundry room filled with smoke after an electrical breaker popped. No flames were visible. All occupants evacuated safely. The incident was confirmed to be an electrical issue with no active fire, and the Rapid Intervention Team was cancelled.
Audio|Source: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
03:37
Transcript:
00:00
Charleston Fire, Matching Fire Rit activation, near 410th Street, smoke investigation, the caller reports a smell of chemicals and power outages.
00:10
The laundry room is filled with smoke, no flames visible.
00:13
Everyone is evacuating the house.
00:17
Confirming fire Rit activation.
00:30
Affirmative.
00:31
Caller advised of smoke in the laundry room.
00:34
Fire team activated for the report.
00:37
Good response.
00:38
Respond units en route.
00:42
Units dispatched to pick up.
00:51
Progress reports ongoing.
00:56
Acknowledged.
01:00
Units 8 and 9 en route to near 410th Street.
01:09
Time noted.
01:14
Unit count and location check.
01:22
Time noted.
01:24
Further coordination ongoing.
01:26
Acknowledged.
01:34
Proceed with updates.
01:37
Confirmed unit.
01:40
Location details verified.
01:52
Apologies for interruption.
01:53
Residential building, no fire visible outside.
01:55
Unit 3.46 assuming command.
01:57
Water source near the corner identified.
02:02
Confirming operational instructions.
02:22
Caller reported breaker popped before laundry room filled with smoke.
02:27
All occupants have evacuated.
02:35
Unit status updates.
02:38
Unit status updates.
02:53
Unit confirms scene status.
02:58
Communications ongoing.
03:03
Reports continued.
03:10
Electrical smell detected without visible flames.
03:18
Request for additional resources.
03:22
No additional units required, RIT[1] cancelled.
03:26
Request to cancel RIT[1] confirmed.
03:29
Communications acknowledged.
03:35
Copy that.
03:36
Unit 3 returning to station.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RIT: Rapid Intervention Team assigned to rescue firefighters in distress
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