Smoldering paper found after smoke alarm at Tacoma business, Tacoma WA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a commercial building near South 41st Street after an automatic smoke alarm. They found a small smoldering piece of paper in a storage area, likely caused by a transient who left the scene on foot. No fire spread was reported, and the situation was contained.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
02:54
Transcript:
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Engine 8, Battalion 3, and Tower 2, Channel A3, Automatic Commercial Smoke Alarm, Video Only, near South 41st Street. Engine 8, Battalion 3, and Tower 2, Channel A3, automatic commercial smoke alarm, video only, near South 41st Street, Time 518.
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To go, it's on scene, Established Command, near South 41st.
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This is video only.
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Got a...
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100 by 150 type 2 concrete tilt-up style two-story commercial building no alarm sounding nothing showing engine 8 has a full 360 mobile engine 8 will be investigating at 41st command all our units continue to standbound arrival
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Engine 8 on scene investigating 523
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Try it through something.
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Thank you and see.
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I can start a flashlight through the building and see Alphabet of Charlie.
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There's a very light smell of burning vapor here on the Delta side.
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There's a transient that took out of here on foot pretty quick. We're just doing it on foot 360 now.
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Looks like there's a door ajar here on the Delta side. If you can move over to the Delta side,
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okay, so you run into something.
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tie three, understand,
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building clear,
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lifestyle of burnt paper, investigating.
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Thank you for command.
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This downstairs door is an empty storage area with a bunch of cardboard boxes.
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There's a little small, smoldering piece of paper.
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I presume the person we saw leaving on foot with it. There's no fire extension. We're in a Type 1 parking garage.
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Engine 8 is going to make access to attempt to reset on the alarm and engineer can handle you both can go available.
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That three is available.
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Character two available.
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...from 41st command.
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I'm going to waze for my rig right now. Is there responsible party information on NBC?
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Location mentioned:
Near South 41st Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
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