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Smoke detected in basement laundry affects multiple apartments, Silver Spring MD

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N Falkland Ln, Silver Spring, MD 20910

As discussed during the dispatch call, smoke appeared in a basement laundry area near North Falkland Lane, possibly caused by an overloaded washing machine. Light smoke conditions affected multiple apartments in the building.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery MD Fire-Tac Group Calls
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Paramed against the 717 truck 716.
00:03
Light smoke conditions.
00:06
Fault in six apartments.
00:08
Near North Falkland Lane laundry room.
00:11
Smoke coming from one of the washers.
00:14
1416.
00:15
Proceeding home 5.
00:18
6907.5.
00:21
The 7th 17th, has a verbal for a lot out.
00:24
Between response, West from Kondon, the Florida Lake we drive, unit 203, 1416.
00:31
One in 19, Sam out of Niagara, now east west, 1,500, east west.
00:36
Paramedic engine,
00:38
719, okay.
00:41
Very about it, yes, one of the machine.
00:43
Not out of the two-story apartment building out another one of the other side.
00:47
Brilliant to be in the company, one will be invested in.
00:50
The drop is a 1418.
00:53
Maddox 515, truck 715, disregard you alert.
00:56
Maddox 715, truck 715, disregard you alert, 1419.
01:01
Paramount to catch you the south of November.
01:04
Paramount, 7-1.
01:07
Overloading wash and solar what could we want.
01:09
Okay, Pyrma, 71 units responding around to near North Falkland Lane.
01:13
Overload of a washer, holding a couple of one of these because status available already, 1420.

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N Falkland Ln, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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