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Fire alarm with smoke reported at parking deck elevator room, Kent OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 09:49 AM

Near E Erie St, Kent, OH 44240

A fire alarm was reported at a parking deck at 201 East Erie Street. Witnesses saw flames in a room but did not specify which. Later, smoke was detected in room 102 on the first floor near the west elevator.

Audio|Source: Portage County Fire, EMS and Police

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

Fire alarm[1],

00:02

201 East Erie Street, Fire alarm[1], 201 East Erie Street, parking deck between South Caster Street and East Haymaker Parkway.

00:09

Are you going to get in a cap?

00:13

Okay, thank you.

00:16

Okay, perfect safe.

00:23

Okay.

00:28

Hi. I'm 70 and 18 in the highway.

00:30

You contact the road.

00:34

Okay.

00:40

Uh,

00:42

okay.

00:46

All right.

00:49

Letter one.

00:50

Letter ones are out.

00:58

Three boy.

01:00

(name withheld), Lincoln, (number withheld),

01:04

9 Charles, one, three boy.

01:11

in the area check looking for the kids copy in the area what else to do you guys?

01:22

Looking for the 34?

01:25

Copy

01:26

One is unseen at the parking desk.

01:34

All coming to be operating on KSET Tech Channel 2. I'm having an audible launch here but I do move in the PR.

01:42

CETER Street Command.

01:44

Copy on Team Commander 1257.

01:51

Tepts can stand down, just ask Station 1.

01:55

Copy.

01:58

Clare this past 2-1-1.

02:04

spoke with somebody on site, did still request us, advised they did see planes near one of the rooms, but unspecified which room.

02:14

The motion was showing smoke first floor west elevator room 102.

02:22

Can you repeat the beginning of that message one more time, just fast?

02:26

The alarm company spoke with someone on scene. They advised there were flames they saw coming from one of the rooms but did not specify which one.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation incident

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Location mentioned:

Near E Erie St, Kent, OH 44240

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