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Smoke detected in dryer at Newport apartment building, Newport RI

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Near Girard Ave apartment 178 building 6, Newport, RI 02840

Smoke was reported coming from a dryer in an apartment at a Newport building. Fire units responded and began evacuating residents. No flames or injuries were confirmed during the incident.

Audio|Source: Newport Fire
03:58
Transcript:
00:00
A 50-year-old male reported a possible diabetic.
00:02
All right on for Menter 1.
00:03
There's no 97 Gerard.
00:05
We're going to go EAD7 Gerard.
00:07
Have all units respond to EG7 Gerard for now.
00:10
All right, ten four, NG1.
00:11
All responding apparatus, EG7 Gerard from NG1 to EG7.
00:16
I reported a male with a possible diabetic in 1415.
00:21
Engine 5 is engine 1.
00:22
I do not see this in the Department of 178 to 87 Gerardav.
00:25
I'm we're going to have to have that up.
00:26
Yeah,
00:27
we're looking now. Engine 5, let's check 9 you draw it out and look to see if there's a 178 there.
00:31
Recease. 5 is on the center 2.
00:33
All right, alarm responding apparatus.
00:35
911 is believing that it's 90 Gerard, Department 97.
00:38
This looks like the thing going on, apartment 178.
00:40
We'll head to 97.
00:41
All right,
00:42
alarm. What is it reported unit number again?
00:44
Responding apparatus that's going to be building 6 apartment 178 reported smoke from a dryer.
00:54
Car 2 prevention 1 is 90 Gerard, Building 6, 178.
01:04
Got it.
01:05
That is going to be in front of the Chandler. They said they were outside. I instructed the calling party to make them known to you.
01:32
BC's engine 1, you're reporting nothing showing two-story wood, 1418. The car's through Thompson. Card 2nd.
01:56
Engine 1 from Fireland. That was, if we pulled a pole station, trying to evacuate the residents here. Fireland, receive that. The time, engine 1 is 1420. Car 2 to engine 1, DNA, smokey check this.
02:23
And not at this time. We're told about messaging the source of the smoke.

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Near Girard Ave apartment 178 building 6, Newport, RI 02840
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