Smoke detected in apartment at South Main St, Phillipsburg NJ


Fire department responded to near South Main apartment 3 after residents reported smoke alarms going off, power outage, and smoke smell. Attempts to turn off a smoke detector caused it to smoke and spark. Residents were advised to evacuate.
Audio|Source: Warren County Police, Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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We're dispatching fire department out to near South Main.
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Apartment number three for a possible structure fire.
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Alarms are going off, power went out, and it smells like smoke.
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They were advised to evacuate.
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County, go with the address.
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Near South Main.
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941 County.
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No danger. Yeah,
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I see that. I'm going to retone it, thank you.
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94 fire rescue near South Main Apartment number 3, smell of smoke throughout the residence, fire alarms going off.
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94 Fire Rescue near South Main Apartment number 3, smell of smoke throughout the residence, fire alarms going off.
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259, operator 16 Warren County.
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Received. Received.
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All responding. Chief 94, I have you responding.
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Near South Main Apartment number 3 between Stockton and Jefferson.
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Callers for the fire alarms are going off.
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The power went out and the whole resident smells like smoke.
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259. 294 warranted how are you responding.
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Keith 94 receipt.
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Deputy Chief 94 responding.
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Deputy Chief 94 responding, 0300.
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We're also.
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Chief 94 from Warren might be electrical.
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They said they tried to turn off the smoke detector and it started smoking and sparking.
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All right. Total location yet.
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They've been there about a minute.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Main St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
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