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Oxygen concentrator smoke triggers fire alarm at apartmentGainesville FL

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Near SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 32641

A fire alarm at Carver Garden Apartments was triggered by an oxygen concentrator that started smoking in a room. Staff confirmed no active fire was found. The alarm was reset and the situation was contained.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
04:48
Transcript:
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29 Charlie 11 and 1 South East 15th Street Carver Garden Apartments, Apartment 3-4, the complaint at 1st, 1025 at 41, 17, Southwest 20th Avenue, apartment 3.42, A.k.A. 4 minutes, and a white Nissan kicks waiting in front of the apartment.
00:15
Allegation of 29 X-ray.
00:19
Suspect will be on scene. Victim not on scene. I'll get you 10. 38. It's 10.15 hours.
00:26
This one in a mouth.
00:27
10-4[1]. Shade you both in the route, uh,
00:30
4117 Southwest 28th Avenue.
00:36
1824, Southwest 28th Avenue. 224, 23.
00:44
We made our way over to A wing and silenced the panel.
00:49
This panel is showing first floor B wing zone two.
00:55
First we copy first floor B wing zone two.
00:59
We'll head to the B wing and check it out.
01:05
I-101 commercial fire alarm social 28 north at 1232 south-westner down 1-232 south-lust 3 Avenue social 28 north The alarm company was reporting a general fire alarm from zone 2 second floor zone 1 first floor something called on stride and speaking to staff who are unaware of an alarm and checking into it
01:24
10 17 hours
01:29
I rescue 80, seizure patient 3960 Plaza Boulevard 5 below, 39060, plausible boulevard at 5 below.
01:36
20-year-old male, conscious breathing,
01:39
had a grand mal seizure, did not have more than one in a row. Unknown medical history,
01:43
the switching is stopped in these breathing now at an elevated rate, but it's 1018.
01:47
Watch, Mention 80.
01:49
Engine 80.
01:50
Engineering is on scene, level 1, stagged in the hydrant.
01:53
Engineering, yeah, I'm seen, level 1, phase.
01:56
Legion 80, law command.
01:58
Go ahead.
02:00
EG reposition over in front of Lakehouse A, B.
02:03
See if you can assist, engine 24, we're clearing that building faster.
02:07
Copy.
02:08
Head into Lakehouse A.B.
02:10
This man from .23 just updating you. We have also moved over to the A wing, working our way towards the B wing.
02:18
Indy-3-1025. 10-205. 10-204.
02:21
Kempark, 23. You want to the A-wing over with age 24.
02:26
Indy-3, you want 1030.
02:27
India 3. India 3.
02:31
Command from age of 24.
02:34
Edson to Nage 24.
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Age 24 is in the B-Ring.
02:39
Cap, age 24 in the V-Wing.
02:45
Rependage 1 Power 1, Employee was able to confirm that the fire alarm is going off, however they do not know why. That's 1019.
02:55
Any free?
02:56
Ten-four, did you want suspect contact reference, or did you want ten-thirty-eight reference suspect contact?
03:01
Fifty-four.
03:03
Yes, it's 24.
03:06
You go ahead, 24.
03:08
No, quote-23.
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Gaffir 24 and point 23 are linked up.
03:15
Oh, I, Judge One.
03:17
Hey 1. Okay, if you have nothing shown, evacuations from Carpice, optical visual form, we'll be investigated on the establishment of third average command.
03:26
That's your C-11 mega-5. No one on see.
03:34
Alpha 3. Alpha 3.
03:36
Close me out, 98, Juliet.
03:39
I'm sorry, Alpha and throw me 63 and 64, please. 7.4. Power 1 commands.
03:50
Power 1 from Mass.
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Command.
03:56
Command, 0.23.
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Power 1 from Latchel.
04:05
Man, go ahead for Tower One. Oh man, you got a pretty close stop.
04:12
Sent it Quds 23. We made contact with staff who advised that an oxygenate concentrator in room 108, started to smoke.
04:20
And he had to set the detector off.
04:24
We have not located on the full station.
04:26
However, he does have a detector disconnected, which is the circuit open wallhouse to reset.
04:33
We're currently working on getting it reset.
04:36
Quince-23 can handle.
04:38
You can release everybody else.
04:40
Understood, Quint 23. Oxen, Concentrator, Erez started smoking, set off an alarm.
04:45
You guys are handling, working on a reset, you can handle, releasing everybody else.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation; message received and understood.

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Location mentioned:
Near SE 15th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Resolved and Units Released
  2. Source Identified: Smoking Oxygen Concentrator
  3. Alarm Panel and Manual Pull Station Investigation
  4. Command Established and Building Search
  5. Units Arrive and Begin Investigation
  6. Fire Alarm Activation Reported

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