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Heard on: Topeka and Shawnee County Fire Departments · 1/18/2026 01:42 AM
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Engine six, engine three, engine one, engine two, truck three, truck eleven, battalion one, battalion two respond.
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Nine hundred Northeast Rural Road, the BNSF railroad area for possible smoke coming from the top of one of the buildings.
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Fire crews investigate smoke near BNSF rail area

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of possible smoke near the BNSF railroad area along Northeast Rural Road in Topeka, Kansas. Multiple engines and trucks were dispatched to investigate reports of smoke coming from a building. Upon arrival, crews did not immediately observe any active fire. Officers later reported seeing thick black smoke in the same area. The situation remained under investigation and may have been a false alarm.

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SE Quincy St, Topeka, KS 66612
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