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Vacuum causes smoke alarm at Hillside Drive homeLexington Park MD

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Hillside Dr, Lexington Park, MD 20653

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of smoke at a home near Hillside Drive. The caller said her vacuum cleaner started smoking while she was cleaning. Firefighters found only the odor of smoke and determined there was no fire. The source was a malfunctioning vacuum, which was removed from the residence.

Audio|Heard on: St. Mary's MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
G3, you're responding to box 309.
00:04
Near Hillside Drive.
00:07
The caller advised she was vacuuming and it started smoking.
00:12
She advised there's only the odor of smoke left in the residence and it's no longer smoking.
00:19
Oh great.
00:21
Okay, I'm not a 69, your group passes.
00:23
I'm good.
00:26
44's on three.
00:28
44.
00:31
32's laying out from Hillside Drive and Treetop Road.
00:36
32 copy, laying out at Hillside Drive and Treetop Road?
00:40
Chief is on location.
00:42
Single wide trailer,
00:43
nothing evident.
00:45
On the alpha side.
00:47
All right, establish command.
00:48
Command post be located.
00:49
Side out, false alarm buggy.
00:52
Chief, right copy.
00:53
On scene, single wide trailer, nothing evident on alpha side.
00:57
I'll hold your southbound command.
00:59
One side off of the W at 16 fifty-three.
01:03
Thirty-two's on southbound. I give you your 360.
01:06
Command copies.
01:08
Command engine thirty-two is all serving my investigation.
01:10
Crew supervisor acknowledged.
01:13
Thirty-two, just.
01:15
Investigation to command, 36 is complete.
01:17
One story all around, nothing evident on all four sides.
01:22
Command copies.
01:24
Command to Tower 9,
01:26
When you come into the complex, come down Ridge Road and nose up to Engine 32.
01:33
Investigation to command.
01:36
Go ahead investigation.
01:39
No smoke, no fire, it's going to be a smoking vacuum.
01:42
We're removing it from the home now.
01:47
I'm correct.
01:48
Is there any extension throughout the trailer?
01:52
Checking for that now.
01:54
I'm correct.
01:55
I'm going to keep the assignment as it is right now until you get back to me.
02:00
132 out with it.

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Hillside Dr, Lexington Park, MD 20653

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