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False alarm: steam mistaken for apartment fire, El Monte CA

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Near Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731

A report came in of a possible apartment fire near Valley Boulevard in El Monte. Fire units arrived and found that the steam coming from a dryer vent caused the alarm. The fire response was canceled as there was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Fire - Command 30
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Transcript:
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42 copy. This will be off of Valley Boulevard and Center Avenue.
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L.A. repeating.
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This will be off of Valley Boulevard and Center Avenue.
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No hard address yet.
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L.A.166.166.
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Go ahead.
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L.A. 166 is on scene at near Valley Boulevard.
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We have a four-story apartment complex with steam coming from a dryer vent.
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166 can handle.
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Cancel the assignment.
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Cancel a complex.
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Quint 166 LA copies.
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Units responding to the apartment structure fire in 166.
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This district, steam fire coming from the dryer only.
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Cancel your response.
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Quint 166 can handle.

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Near Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731

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