Firefighters respond to smoke in commercial building, Akron OH


Firefighters responded to a fire incident at a commercial building near Embassy Pkwy. There was heavy smoke but no active fire found. No injuries were reported. Crews ventilated the building and worked to ensure the power was shut off to prevent hazards.
Audio|Source: Southwest Summit County Public Safety
08:26
Transcript:
00:14
For a lockout at near Embassy Pkwy, near Embassy Pkwy, it's going to be in the back of the building, a brown Honda pilot, not running, no children or animals inside.
00:33
It's not appeared to be an active fire, but it is smoking.
00:38
We are on the Alpha Side.
00:40
Collection, Charlie Side.
00:48
Charlie Side, we have a working fire.
01:16
We're still about eight minutes out.
02:56
We've located the issue, no active fire right now.
02:59
We had a lot of smoke.
03:00
We can use some ventilation.
03:05
Located the issue, no active fire to start ventilation.
03:37
We're going to spray some water on this machine here.
05:20
Do we know if these units have been shut off or the power killed?
05:26
Command copies water on the fire.
05:44
Dispatch, Northeast Command.
05:52
Water on the fire.
07:23
There's going to be three main boxes that you could pull the power to.
07:28
And it's going to be on the Alpha Bravo side towards northeast.
07:52
Are you guys ready for us to start ventilation?
07:56
Yeah, you can start ventilating.
07:58
I got a fan in here blowing out some smoke on a window on the A side here.
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Location mentioned:
Near Embassy Pkwy, Akron, OH 44333
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