Unattended cooking causes smoke in Orange apartment, City Of Orange NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire responders were called to 300 Watchung Avenue in Orange for a possible structure fire with alarms and smoke reported. Upon arrival, they found no fire visible outside and determined the smoke was caused by unattended cooking in apartment five.
Audio|Heard on: Orange Fire Department
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02:50
Transcript:
00:00
Time box coming in for 300 Watchung Avenue, alarm sounding and visible smoke.
00:08
1547.
00:14
Is it true responding? Is it true responding?
00:28
Car two is around.
00:44
Rems to car 2, engine 2, engine 3, engine 4, squad 1.
00:50
300 Watchung Avenue, 3.00 Wachong Avenue.
00:54
It's a possible structure fire.
00:57
Alarms are sounding visible smoke from one of the apartments.
01:01
1549. Again, car 2, engine 2, engine 3, engine 4, squad 1, 300, Wachong Avenue.
01:09
3.0 Wachong Avenue for the reported possible...
01:13
structure fire.
01:14
That time is 1549.
01:19
Cartoon is around.
01:26
Andy?
01:28
Sorry?
01:34
Actually, N-24, check that because it's a wide street there.
01:38
We should be good.
01:44
Thank you for receipt.
01:46
All right, Car 2's on the scene,
01:54
300 Watchung is a four-story, occupied, multiple dwelling.
01:59
There's nothing showing from the A side.
02:05
We receive,
02:06
Cartu, you on the scene, multiple dwelling, nothing showing on the outside.
02:14
Andrews you'll arrive.
02:17
Manfred's arrive.
02:19
All right, all cuts.
02:29
Company slowdown, slowdown.
02:33
Reporting unattended cooking.
02:39
What apartment is it?
02:44
(name withheld) five, five.
02:49
Quadriversed.
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Location mentioned:
Watchung Ave, City of Orange, NJ 07050
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