Fire alarm triggered by overheated fridge compressor, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm at United Hospital on near Smith Ave in Saint Paul. The alarm was confirmed by security. Investigation showed the cause was an overheated refrigerator compressor on the eighth floor. Maintenance handled the problem, and all units cleared. The situation posed no further issues.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
02:57
Transcript:
00:00
Command, Agent 220 on seat.
00:06
Command, Agent 220 on seat.
00:13
Chief one en route to near Smith Ave on Route.
00:20
Chief one in route to near Smith Avenue United Hospital.
00:24
This is for a fire alarm.
00:30
Security confirmed the alarm sounding as well.
00:34
Two phone copy.
00:39
1507.
00:45
Dispatch Rescue 3.
00:47
Rescue 3. Rescue 3.
00:50
Rescue 3 is at near Smith Avenue.
00:53
A very large hospital facility, nothing visible outside Alpha.
00:57
Are you able to do a 360 at this time, Rescue 3 will be making contact with security on the Smith Avenue Command.
01:05
Kathy, you're in command at 1508.
01:09
Command, this engine, we'll come in and please.
01:17
Command, Copy.
01:18
Thank you for you.
01:24
This is Rescue, Fooey, this is Rescue Free Portable.
01:26
We're going up in a case for the community.
01:30
Copy, we're coming up there, also.
01:32
Chief One, this is Smith, Command.
01:36
Go ahead.
01:38
The new report from security is a problem with an overheated compressor on the eighth floor.
01:43
Us and the engineer headed up there to investigate.
01:49
Copy that.
01:56
Dispatch 35E command.
01:59
35E command.
02:01
One patient with the lineup, cleanup's complete, and you can show all 200 that's clear, command will be terminated.
02:07
Copy. I have 15-level.
02:13
We phone to Smith, Command.
02:17
Go ahead.
02:20
This is an overheated compressor,
02:23
a refrigerator on the eighth floor.
02:27
Maintenance can handle.
02:29
All companies can clear.
02:36
Copy that. No other issues noted.
02:39
Dispatch, this is Chief One.
02:42
Chief One.
02:45
Command's reporting overheated compressor maintenance on-site, no other issues noted.
02:51
All companies back in.
02:54
Copy. All companies back in.
02:56
Command is committed at 1513.
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Location mentioned:
Near Smith Ave N, St Paul, MN 55102
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