Smoke from burnt food causes smoke inhalation at apartment, Groton CT
Fire & Arson, Medical EmergencyFire alarm triggered at apartment complex on Brandegee Avenue due to burnt food in room 122. Smoke spread to hallway, causing a smoke condition. Emergency crews responded, found fire out, evacuated smoke, and assisted a resident with difficulty breathing from smoke inhalation.
Audio|Source: Groton Police and Fire, Ledyard Police, Stonington Police
07:27
Transcript:
00:00
Residents are reporting smoke on the first floor.
00:01
We're just getting to the building now.
00:03
Greciated, go ahead and switch over to the fireground 1.
00:05
Far alarm, 18 on scene, establishing near Brandegee Ave command.
00:08
I'll even switch to Fire Ground 1 on arrival.
00:10
3-50-Brand-E command.
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All you have to Fire Ground 1 on arrival.
00:15
Finish report, Smoke on the first floor.
00:17
2118. Good.
00:18
Do you want us to go to the rear? Definitely.
00:20
You want to go around the rear, not for the FDC, and just stand by there until they figure out where the smoke's coming from.
00:27
Your fire alarm and your 21's on scene.
00:29
21 on the scene.
00:30
Take by the map, it's Hydronet B and C corner in that building.
00:34
True B to 690.
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690. 6.9. 1% and 12. Hey, hey.
00:39
227, Personnel Road, for the ongoing issue of the GPS protective order violation.
00:44
One, subject issue.
00:46
Well, half, okay. All right. ESA 34. I did.
00:48
Sir, there's seven, four on the way.
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G74, response to gun, sorry.
00:52
71, six, right?
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257.8.10.
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Ready? That's 47 or 247?
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247, 247. 247.
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247. DEL3 Road.
01:00
Here that. 257, each two?
01:01
157. 157.
01:02
The owners are not home, I believe it's the adult children trying to stop the fire in the back.
01:08
Roger, the head equipment should be there very shortly.
01:10
Roger. Excuse me.
01:11
To advise the tent equipment, it's all the way in the rear in the woods.
01:17
Roger? 71 on the scene.
01:19
71 on the scene, PD advising the fires all the way to the rear.
01:22
I understood.
01:23
We're going to investigate. He was on his way down.
01:26
All right, let me answer.
01:27
11, six, seven.
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That's fine, my rock.
01:29
767.
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1425 H2. We're a resident that burnt some chicken here, room 122.
01:35
There's visible smoke coming out of the room.
01:37
Can I get a 5-5 here for difficulty greeting?
01:41
155. I'll be arrived to 99 Summerhill Road in Madison to make contact from (name withheld).
01:46
Okay. Okay. Sorry, what room number again?
01:48
It appears to be mainly out.
01:50
They were all doubting it was going on when I got back here.
01:52
There's still some embers smoking, but...
01:55
Room number one, two, first floor.
01:58
Okay. One four.
01:59
Have you named me a 16 or is it already put up?
02:02
One time six ago.
02:03
Uh, I'm knowing at this time, the FD is in a room now.
02:06
One back. Brood. 2016-7.
02:09
Roger. Can be able to send his first.
02:12
Roger. Roger.
02:13
74, come in the driveway.
02:14
35 y'all set? Uh-huh.
02:17
Silence making. He was assisting the E.C.O.
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with cap removal.
02:20
Thank you. Okay.
02:21
All right, no fire, smoke from cooking.
02:24
There's a pretty decent smoke condition in the hallway we're going to be working on evacuating the smoke.
02:29
We see, smoke from cooking.
02:30
whole-way charged with smoke working to evacuate it.
02:34
Also be advised, SidiPD is reporting a patient with difficulty breathing, smoke inhalation, possibly, in room 1-22?
02:41
Scrutis, that was the effective room, so I think it started ambulance this way.
02:46
7.7K. 31 in the area.
02:47
Affirmative, sir.
02:48
Carl, on 79.
02:49
All right. File or answering? Do we get any calls about it? Fire appears to be out.
02:55
We're going to be checking for hot spots like that, PDR on the street.
02:58
Negative, just that section.
03:00
Roger? We see fire appears to be out-checked for odds spots.
03:03
1848. Group Danycar in the area, 395 northbound, in the area of Big 629 for report of a Gray, Nissan, SUV, bearing the Connecticut Reg, Alpha X-ray, 84856.
03:16
All over the road, phone call.
03:18
Difficulty breathing.
03:19
Avery Heights apartment is 3 out of Brandi Avenue.
03:20
Rodney and Mills, Fultford crew,
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and medical.
03:23
One, two, five,
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which? One, two, guys.
03:25
This time.
03:26
Roger. 1440.
03:27
Roger? Grideon file out to Grand Ambulance, Medic 12, meet City fire on the scene.
03:32
Difficulty breathing, Avery Heights Department's 300 Brandage Avenue, Room 122, patient with smoke inhalation.
03:38
As file, I'm repeating to, ground ambulance, a full third crew needed, Medic 12, Meet City Fire Department, Car On the scene, Avery Heights Department, 300 Brandtie Avenue.
03:47
The affected apartment is room 1-22-2, that will be for difficulty breathing, smoke inhalation from food on the stove.
03:53
1848, opts 1.
03:54
Command West.
03:55
G-301. 3-1.
03:56
We are clear Big Y returning.
03:58
Patient refusal will be heading towards the front city call.
04:01
You're the best.
04:02
Patient refusal, 301, 100 to 300 brand to smoke inhalation.
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Location mentioned:
Near Brandegee Ave, Groton, CT 06340
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