Kitchen fire traps occupant on balcony at apartment towers, Willoughby Hills OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 01:59 AM

Near Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092

A kitchen fire started from a box on the oven in an apartment at the Towers near Chardon Rd. The occupant is trapped on the balcony due to heavy black smoke filling the apartment and is unable to exit the unit safely.

Audio|Source: Lake County Police & Fire

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Transcript:

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FD is going to be going to the Towers, near Chardon Rd, Penthouse Unit 285 for a fire in the kitchen.

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Callers advising that they're unable to get out of the apartment.

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Richmond Heights, Willoughby, Wickliff, and Willowick, AutoAid.

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Respond to the Willoughby Hills Towers 2.

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Penthouse 285 for a ditch and fire.

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Attention,

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Willoughby Hills with Mayfield, Richmond Heights, Willoughby, Wickliff, and Willowick, Ottawa, Ottawa,

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and Highland Heights.

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276, the earth yard road, Penthouse, 285, for fire in the kitchen, centralier 501.

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1712 to stay fire, 12, 21 in route, 10301, east 347.

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I copy.

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Tension Willoughby Fire, you needed AutoAid to Willoughby Hills Towers,

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near Chardon Rd for a kitchen fire.

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Attention Willoughby Fire, you needed, auto wait to Willoughby Hills, Willoughby Hills Towers,

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near Chardon Rd for a kitchen fire.

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Willoughby Fire Clear, 502.

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One copies.

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Central. All time.

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1210, 1213, 1212, being in route near Chardon Rd, 501 for a kitchen fire.

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Single occupants inside of the apartment, she's currently stuck out on the balcony. She's saying that her apartment is completely filled with black smoke.

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She started from a box that was on her oven. She doesn't know how the oven started,

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and now the box was on the floor.

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Sounds like the fire alarm is going off in the building, but she is, again, on the balcony.

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