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Fire alarm and plastic burning smell at Richmond apartments, Richmond CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 04:34 PM

Near Richmond Pkwy, Richmond, CA 94806

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at Bella Vista Apartments near Richmond Parkway, Building 27, after a caller reported the alarm sounding and a strong smell of plastic burning. No visible smoke or flames were observed upon arrival. The alarm was still audible but no fire was found at the scene.

Audio|Source: Richmond, El Cerrito, and Kensington Police and Fire, Contra Costa County Fire and Sheriff West

02:45

Transcript:

00:00

To copy our possible structure fires, development, building 27.

00:11

I copy, 6 days and out.

00:13

And it's required to engine 70, engine 69, engine 73, trucks, 70, trucks 64, battalion 7, possible structure fire, engine 6 days already en route.

00:25

At the Bella Vista, near Richmond Parkway by building 27,

00:28

the fire alarm is going off. No smoke or flame seen, but there's an odd plastic burning smell.

00:35

Again, for engine 70, engine 69, engine 73, truck 70, truck 64, the time 64, the time 7, possible commercial structure fire at the Bella Vistas, Building 27. There is a fire alarm going off, no smoke or flame seen by our caller.

00:49

There is a odd plastic burning smell.

00:57

Mr. Fire, truck 7, responding.

01:01

Truck 70, responding.

01:03

Engine 70 a row.

01:07

The fancy phone route.

01:10

Engine 70 and out, the panesley phone out.

01:13

The plane out.

01:42

So...

01:44

I just a 16-9 route.

01:47

Okay, 7 in-round. The time 7 in-round.

01:56

This is fired 6A.

01:59

Engine 6A, go ahead.

02:02

68 on scene, I've been showing from our 330 multifamily. We do have someone waving us down, audible alarm.

02:09

Hello everyone to go to stage out on the parkway.

02:14

I copy engine 68 on scene.

02:17

Nothing showing but audible alarm is sounding, getting flagged down.

02:21

Responding unit stays out on the parkway.

02:27

70 saves.

02:30

I copy engine 70 saves.

02:33

Chuck 70 stage. Chuck 70 stage.

02:35

Chuck 70 saves. Check 70 saves.

02:40

Century stage.

02:42

I copy engine 73 saves.

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Near Richmond Pkwy, Richmond, CA 94806

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