Smoke in apartment caused by stove, no fire found, Manassas VA


Fire crews responded to an apartment in Manassas, VA, due to reports of smoke. The source was identified as a stove. Units ventilated the building to clear the smoke. No fire or arson was found.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Can we also have a second engine check the neighboring apartment's just to ensure that we don't have any bleed through?
00:07
Engine 511, you direct on that?
00:09
Yeah, I'm directing. Tower Ladder 438, don't see.
00:15
Okay, Tower 438.
00:17
9-Chief 589 from Tower Ladder 438.
00:20
Ron, scene.
00:21
Do you have the silent force?
00:22
Power 438 if you could switch your traffic to 5, Charlie.
00:25
Power 438 from command.
00:29
Go ahead.
00:30
Where you direct him on traffic to head to the second floor to help out with ventilation?
00:33
We can do that.
00:34
We're assigned to five pro, but we just want to five Charlie.
00:36
Second floor help with ventilation.
00:37
That's correct.
00:38
If you go, you re-position side Charlie, I have better access to the building.
00:41
Copy, reposition inside Charlie.
00:43
Central I'm from Marcus Street Command.
00:45
Engine 509 has found the source to a stove.
00:48
They're working on ventilation now.
00:49
We'll be holding the channel in the units for approximately 20 to 30 more minutes.
00:54
Okay, found the source to a stove.
00:56
Ventilating will be holding channel for at least another 20 minutes, 0720.
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Manassas, VA
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