No fire found despite unusual smell at Sparrow's parking ramp, Lansing MI
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an unusual smell near Sparrow's parking ramp at Holmes and checked all floors for hazards. They evacuated floors one by one but found no dangerous readings or fire. The smell remained in the stairwells, but all floors were cleared and deemed safe.
Audio|Source: Ingham County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 42, go ahead.
00:02
Can you guys go to the east of Sparrow's parking ramp here, right there at Holmes, northeast corner,
00:13
and monitor, and see if you're getting any reading.
00:15
Command from Engine 41.
00:16
The 5th floor has an all clear on the evacuation, no smell, no reading, ready for the next assignment.
00:33
Copy, the fifth floor is all clear.
00:35
Command from engine 42.
00:36
Engine 42, go ahead.
00:38
I believe you said positive on smell on fourth floor.
00:40
That was a negative on readings and the smell on the fourth floor.
00:45
We're ready for assignments as well.
00:47
Copy. All clear.
00:48
Engine 41, can you go to the top floor and do your evacuation? I would assume that's a level 6.
00:57
No, that's going to be level 7 per facility.
01:01
Copy, go ahead and go to level 7.
01:02
Break, engine 42 if you guys will go to level 6.
01:05
Engine 42, heading to level 6.
01:07
My answer 42.
01:09
All right into 42.
01:10
For your information, you can still smell it in the airwells for sure, but the floors have been cleared.
01:21
Copy, you still have the smell in the stairwell.
01:23
Dispatch from Sparrow Command? All right now, 922.
01:32
Got me.
01:33
I'm sorry, I was looking for time on scene.
01:35
It looks like first ring 918 on scene.
01:38
No, disregard that.
01:39
849. 849. Copy 849.
01:41
Let's do that 20 minute, PAR.
01:43
Copy your requesting PAR.
01:44
Engine 41, you have PAR.
01:46
41 got 3,
01:47
7th floor engineer at the rig on the street.
01:51
Engine 42 D.F.R.
01:52
42's got par, 3 on the 6th floor, engineer on the street.
01:59
Go on. Engine 40, 40, of par.
02:01
BAT 49, go on.
02:03
Yeah, engine 44, Taddenet 44, we have PAR.
02:05
Captain 8, do you have PAR?
02:07
Clear available.
02:08
Okay. Dispatch, Medicare 991, same traffic.
02:11
And 8 has PAR with 3 in the parking ramp of the professional building.
02:15
Copy PARs complete, 923.
02:17
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48912
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