High-rise fire alarm caused by food in oven, St Paul MN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 07:02 PM (PDT)

Near Montreal Ave, St Paul, MN 55116

A fire alarm sounded in a high-rise public housing building near Montreal Ave. Responders found no fire or smoke. The alarm was caused by food warming in an oven.

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Engine 10, rescue 3, engine 19, ladder 19, engine 4, and Chief 2, near Montreal Ave, Montreal high-rise public housing, high-rise alarm, cross streets, 7th Street west to southbound Interstate 35E, and Lexington Parkway South, Box 8, on fire-ups 8, time 2103, rescue 3, engine 10, rescue 3,

00:25

ladder 19, engine 4.

00:27

And Chief 2, near Montreal Ave, Montreal high-rise public housing, high-rise alarm, cross streets, 7th Street.

00:35

Chief One en route.

00:36

Chief One, you're in route to 822 University Avenue West for a fire alarm covering the hallway smoke detector.

00:43

Called in by the alarm company.

00:44

Chief One copies.

00:45

2104. Found on Cleveland and the second vehicle is going to be westbound on County Road C past Cleveland.

00:53

We'll be out checking for injuries and we'll have Connolly Road C command.

00:56

Topping medic 611 on Team County Road C in Cleveland.

00:58

Two vehicle accidents, checking for injuries in command, 2104.

01:02

Command from 631.

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Go ahead.

01:04

We're going to leave engine 631 blocking northbound.

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Cleveland traffic.

01:09

Do you have any other needs?

01:10

Negative. Dispressure engine 19 is at route.

01:13

Engine 19, your incident is on, opposite.

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Dispash Ladder 18.

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Ladder 18.

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We're on seeing a large two-story residential.

01:20

Nothing shown on the site alpha.

01:22

Ladder 18 will be investigating Ladder 18 in command.

01:25

Disbash coppies 2105.

01:26

Near Montreal Ave, the Montreal High Rise.

01:29

This is called in by Apartment 502, reporting an alarm sounding from unknown unit on the fifth floor.

01:35

No sign of smoke or fire.

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Chief 1, ladder 18.

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Go for Chief 1.

01:39

This is food and warming up oven.

01:42

There's no fire, no extension.

01:43

Latter 18 can handle.

01:44

Copy. Dispatch, Chief One.

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Go ahead.

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