Fire reported at retirement center, evacuation in progress, Kernersville NC


Fire units responded to a report of smoke and a smoke detector going off at a retirement center. They were evacuating residents from an apartment, but there was no visible fire when they arrived.
Audio|Source: Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Fire and Rescue
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 43, engine 41, engine 42, into 44, Station 26, Latter 41, Battalion 41, Battalion 42, 109, apartment fire, 230 Hopkins Road, Treasury for Old Winston Road, Robin Wood Retirement Center. Caller advises a smell smoke, head of smoke detector activation coming from apartment 210B-boy, advised to activate to evacuate the building. Alpha-4, Alpha-4 is your channel, 1715, K2371.
00:29
526-104 engine 42 engine 41 battalion 42 about battalion 404 battalion 409 correction 109 station 26 the ladder 41 apartment mire 230 hopkins road apartment 210 the lloynton cross streets of old winston road and kilburn way lane
00:58
caller buying an audible smoke detector in the structure coming in from a full station alarm as well for Zone 170, Evac in progress. 1926 respondent. 1926-24. Control, you are receiving a fire alarm as well.
01:27
Johnny 41 so far we are. And then 11 Cardiac, 1930 Flat Rock Court. Major 43 units from Alpha 4. On the scene got a large two-story apartment building, non-bidden from Alpha be investigating throughout the offensive strategy, you know, the kind of sign of 43's income.
01:54
Engine 43, 104, engine 43 on scene, two-story large residential structure, nothing visible from Alpha. Engine 43 will have command and investigate mode and current assignment.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hopkins Rd, Kernersville, NC 27284
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