Smoking oven fan causes apartment evacuation, Lehighton PA


A fan above an oven in an apartment near N 1st Street began smoking and would not turn off. Smoke filled the apartment, leading to evacuation of the building. Fire department units responded and found no visible fire outside. EMS involvement was being considered.
Audio|Source: Carbon County Fire F-1 Response
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Transcript:
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2021[6] near N 1st Street Car is an apartment A stated the fan above her oven is smoking and won't shut off smoke is filling the apartment Everyone's evacuating, there's only two apartments
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5-01 okay you can also show me on location three story row nothing's showing from the exterior all communications fire ground south appreciate
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county 411[2]
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411[2]s in route, full crew.
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Breeshoe, 22.
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2022. 402[5], you can put me in and route.
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402[5], you're in route, 22.
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John E 512[3] 512 10-out
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2023
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John E, 512[3]
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512[3] On location, standing by the hydrant.
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Receive, 2024.
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505[4], you calling?
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501[1].
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501[1].
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You can recall 411[2].
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All other units coming in can come in reduce.
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Normal flow. Received, County 411[2], 402[5].
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Do you copy?
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County 411[2], set the permative.
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We're returning.
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Received, 2026.
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County 501[1].
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Go ahead, county.
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Is the EMS needed?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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501: Fire unit designation
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411: Fire unit designation
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512: Fire unit designation
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505: Fire unit designation
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402: Fire unit designation
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2021: Initial fire response call
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Location mentioned:
Near N 1st St, Lehighton, PA 18235
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