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Burning plastic odor reported at university engineering hallWest Lafayette IN

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Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering at Purdue University after a caller reported smelling burning plastic in room 4150 with no visible smoke.

Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Fire
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Tension, Purdue Fire, Engine 11, Pretty Fire, Engine 11, be enraught to Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering.
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Hampton Hall, Room 4150.
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Reported odor of burning plastic, caller notes no visible smoke, only smell.

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Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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