Smoke detector triggered by burnt food at college, West Lafayette IN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a smoke detector on the third floor corridor of Honors College North was triggered and the cause was determined to be burnt food. No fire was found and the situation was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alert. Stand by for an active fire alarm in Honors College North.
00:07
Fifty, no one is out.
00:10
Fifty, no one is out.
00:12
Free fire being out to Honors College North, Reference and active fire alarm, tone time 1618.
00:21
Pretty Dispatch, battalion 14th en route to Honors.
00:25
Yes, the traffic you see.
00:27
The battalion 14th is around to Honors.
00:35
Okay.
00:41
15-0-1 is on scene.
00:43
501 on scene.
00:49
Dispatch, 1501.
00:58
1501, did the patients say they were actually inside the library?
01:03
Yes, they are inside.
01:05
This is at 11, 912, minute 16 a row.
01:11
Clear. Clear.
01:13
Clear.
01:18
Available medic be en route to (number withheld) South Street.
01:24
Econolodge, South Street, Econolodge, 67-year-old male with chronic pain, needing transport to east.
01:32
Medic two from ground.
01:39
Three fire units arriving.
01:42
Visible evacuation underway.
01:44
One-03 will have command on any side.
01:47
Clear. Okay.
01:53
All units, this will be smoke detector, third floor corridor by room 3022.
01:59
Engine 11, you can investigate. Ladder 12, standby.
02:02
Medic 16 standby out there as well.
02:06
16 is clear.
02:14
Reports from a document of burnt food.
02:19
11 is going to investigate.
02:20
Ladder 12, you can return.
02:22
12 is clear.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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