Smoke and flash reported inside office building in Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/18/2025 07:34 AM

Near Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219

Fire units responded to reports of a flash and smoke inside a three-story office building near Auburn Avenue in Cincinnati. Upon arrival, no visible fire was found, and crews began investigation.

Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire

02:32

Transcript:

00:00

We are ground C, Charlie 2, for still alarm[1] near Auburn Avenue.

00:07

This is for engine 5, engine 34, truck 29, truck 3, rat 23, medic 29, heavy rescue 14, SO2 in District 4.

00:19

Color reporting, they saw a big flash and now smell smoke inside the office near Auburn Avenue.

00:28

Unit 2, Cross Street of Sycamore,

00:32

spawned on Fireground C.

00:35

Charlie 2,

00:36

RAT 23, please acknowledge.

00:42

Truck 19, is Trunk 23? No, be closer there, run on Eastern Hill.

00:54

Truck 23, that is clear.

00:56

We're clear on 2,500 campus.

00:57

We can take Eastman-Millan.

01:00

That's clear. Trette 19, we'll put you on this bill.

01:03

Tread 23, we'll send you East Midland.

01:13

District 1, I got over.

01:16

That's clear.

01:17

I'll send it to you. District 4, you can disregard.

01:22

District 4 is ALR.

01:23

A.O.R.

01:37

Truck 29, you'll be the rat.

01:40

You can send this at run.

01:42

Send you 19.

01:43

I'll send you the run.

01:46

Please.

01:55

TRIG-29, you'll now be the RAD.

01:57

RAD-29, clear.

02:07

Clear.

02:20

Truck 3 on scene, three-story brick, nothing showing to be investigating, establishing Albert in command.

02:27

Truck through, I've seen, three-story brick.

02:30

Nothing showing, investigating.

02:31

Establishing command.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

still alarm: Initial fire response assignment to a reported incident without confirmed fire conditions

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