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Small apartment fire caused by towel on stove extinguishedState College PA

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Near W College Ave, State College, PA 16801

Fire and emergency units responded to a small fire caused by a towel left on a stove in an apartment near West College Avenue. The fire was extinguished by residents before arrival. Smoke filled the apartment and hallway, leading to evacuation of the building. Command was established at the scene. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Centre County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Box 512, the Borough State College, near West College Avenue for a possible building fire.
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Box 512, the borough of State College, near West College Avenue for a possible building fire.
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Company 5 is due 2257.
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Angel 5-1.
00:19
All right. All right one.
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Responding.
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Engine 5.1, the borough State College, near West College Avenue, Unit 3, Cross Street to South Bernard Street and South Hill Street.
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Received an initial call for a fire alarm sounding.
00:34
Caller mission may have a towel on the stove.
00:37
They did put out the fire, but there is smoke in the apartment and in the hallway.
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Residents have evacuated the building.
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You're responding 2259.
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County, engine 5-3.
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End in 5-3. End of 5-3.
00:54
5.6.
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Engine 53, the Borough State College.
01:00
Near West College Avenue, Unit 3.
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You're responding 2,300.
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Okay, truck 5-1.
01:10
Truck 5-1. Correct 5-1.
01:12
Correct 5-1,
01:14
the borough of State College.
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Near West College Avenue, Unit 3.
01:21
You're responding 2,300.
01:25
The county is a 5-2.
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Ended 5-2.
01:31
Responding and on-scene.
01:33
End of 5-2, responding on scene, 2,300.
01:37
Drug 5-1.
01:39
Drug 5-1. On-seen.
01:43
Out of the side, taking the friction truck to side of it.
01:45
Okay,
01:48
truck, 1, you're on scene.
01:49
Please can utilize Ops 2[1], Ops 2, 23-1.
01:53
Senator Karen, traffic 51.
01:56
Traffic 51.
01:57
Traffic 51.
01:59
Traffic 51, responding.
02:03
Traffic 51, the Borough State College, near West College Avenue.
02:06
You're responding, utilized ops 2.23.
02:13
252, engine 510.
02:21
One officer from truck five one off here from truck five one off.
02:25
So, see on, John, General.
02:31
We've got two stories in the rear.
02:33
All right, nothing's wrong back here.
02:34
I'll hear some pylon issues.
02:41
All in coming here is no sign of fire and the work that he helped burns the world on us.
02:50
So no attention of fire put out by the residence.
02:54
All right.
03:04
Danny, we've got a 5-1.
03:05
10 of 5-1.
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General Hall is one in one, A52, engine 53, no available.
03:18
Okay, engine 52, engine 523, center, county, you copy?
03:23
Engine 52 is direct, 53, contact, direct.
03:27
Okay, available 2304.
03:33
Okay, the 5-1 is going to have command established on the Alpha side.
03:37
Under 51 on officer command.
03:39
Okay.
03:40
Hello.
03:43
Dan report.
03:46
Excuse me your ventilation.
03:48
We have no fire notice.
03:50
Thank you. Appreciate.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (assigned tactical radio channel for the incident)

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Near W College Ave, State College, PA 16801
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