Sprinkler activates with smoke odor but no fire, Ithaca NY
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, at a residential building near Cherry Street, sprinkler activation caused water flow and smoke odor in apartment 335. Fire crews confirmed haze and smoke smell but found no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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05:5
Transcript:
00:00
We have an engine one, engine four, truck two, near Cherry Street, it's got our house.
00:05
For a fire alarm showing sprinkler room and third floor stairwell to water flow.
00:10
So again, engine one, engine four, truck two,
00:13
near Cherry Street, it's got our house.
00:14
Cross streets, Tabor Street, Casingwall Drive.
00:16
For a fire alarm showing sprinkler room and third floor stair two water flow, 1116.
00:27
963 from 968 I'm local.
00:55
963-9-9-9-6-8 opt-9 report from the manager on scene Sprinker activation 335 no fire no parent cause.
01:21
It's going to be apartment 335.
01:23
She said she looked in there and there's no fire, but the sprinklers are going off.
01:30
That's got to be there.
01:39
The recruits are headed over in their engine to help you with cleanup if needed.
01:48
to be signed for two, we think we've got a large five-star multi-occupancy structure.
01:53
Nothing, short from Ballo, we'll be investigating off in fact.
02:02
Story,
02:03
residential,
02:04
nothing showing, Alpha,
02:07
Bravo, Delta,
02:09
will be in the offensive strategy, engine 1-942, team up to investigate.
02:14
6-3 will be Cherry Street Command.
02:18
one on the south side of the building.
02:35
The fours, come on up,
02:39
get the high-rise pack off of engine one and get it to the front door when you're done with that on deck ground floor.
02:48
Ground floor.
02:50
That's your four copies, high-right back to the front door and on deck.
02:59
335 was the original apartment that Hammie had.
03:03
You said there's only one alarm, floor three,
03:08
stair two water flow?
03:11
Yeah.
03:17
Say, can you come to the commandant?
03:23
Ten four, all the way.
03:33
The airwalled,
03:35
too.
03:40
Copy that.
03:42
High-rise is at the front door, we'll station, the lobby here.
03:55
Copy that.
03:57
Baker,
03:59
the two recruits are going to be with you.
04:01
Harding, I need you to stay out in case we need the truck.
04:08
Kathy.
04:11
Texer since Paul.
04:13
I'm right here in the parking garage by the truck.
04:16
So if we need that, let me know.
04:20
Okay, I was unaware.
04:27
And you're on the command.
04:35
In the apartment, Apartment 335, we have active water flow.
04:42
There is a haze in the hallway,
04:47
smell of smoke in the air,
04:49
we have no active fire in the apartment.
04:54
The resident is standing with us in the hallway.
04:57
We'll advise further.
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Location mentioned:
Cherry St Apartment 335, Ithaca, NY 14850
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