Heavy smoke in first-floor laundry at apartment building, Cudahy WI


Dispatch audio reporting heavy smoke on the first floor of a two-story residential apartment building near East Grange Ave. Responders suspect the smoke is coming from the laundry area. Multiple callers reported smoke and some residents are evacuating. Fire units and a battalion were sent to the scene.
Audio|Source: Cudahy Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Response to Smoke[1] Collage Assignment.
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At 2930, East Grange Avenue Unit BL.
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Dispast, Battalion 14.
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Dispatch the Battalion 14.
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I dispatch time 14.
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We're getting multiple calls for heavy for heavy smoke in the first floor.
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I believe it's coming from the laundry room.
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I'm going to be upgrading to a full assignment.
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Messrs. Steve, give me an additional engine.
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Engine 142 is half staff.
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Message received getting you an additional engine.
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And dispatched the battalion 14 with the full assignment also.
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We do have reports of people inside the building.
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They are trying to evacuate as well.
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Copy that.
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Battalion 4, Engine 7, Engine 181, and Truck 181.
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Respond to full assignment fire.
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At 2930, East Range Avenue Unit BL.
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I'll tell you this passage, I'm 163 in row.
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Message received, we got reports of heavy smoke coming from the first floor.
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We're getting multiple calls on this, so we upgrade to a full.
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Tommy 18 responding.
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Message received, Italian 18.
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dispatch the battalion 14 on scene two-story residential apartment complex i got nothing showing three sides investigating i'll be assuming grain jam the command switching a road we're on mass under siege
Police codes explained
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[1]
Smoke: Report of visible smoke
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Location mentioned:
Near E Grange Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110
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