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Stove fire reported at Olympia Towers, New Bedford MA

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Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a stove fire in apartment M02 at Olympia Towers near Purchase Street in New Bedford. Multiple fire units were dispatched to the scene, and the fire was contained.

Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Hello, I can actually send you to Olympia Towers with a fire department in the mezzanine apartment.
00:07
M02 for a stove fire.
00:15
Ten four.
00:17
We need an incident on scene in the apartment.
00:26
Dispatch to dispatch, ladder one, ladder four,
00:29
engine six, engine seven, engine nine, unit two.
00:32
Olympia Towers near Purchase Street.
00:36
Apartment M02.
00:39
Got a fire in the stove.
00:42
It's gonna be ladder one, ladder four, engine six, seven, nine, unit two,
00:46
Olympia Towers.
00:47
Near Purchase Street apartment.
00:49
M02.
00:52
Got a fire on the stove.
00:53
It crosses Spruce Street.
00:57
Fire alarm, be advised.
00:59
Engine six is off that repair.
01:07
Fire alarm H119 can respond to.
01:09
Would be his house as well.
01:13
H119, turn around.
01:20
Control 34.
01:23
34.
01:26
MVA, Nash Road and Ashley Boulevard, two vehicles.
01:33
Copy.
01:40
Apartment Mike 02,
01:42
Got a fire on two.
01:44
Engine 5 from Olympia Towers,
01:47
Near Purchase.
01:49
Robert, Mike, zero two crosses break.

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Location mentioned:
Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740

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