Smoke reported in apartment laundry room from washing machine, Hutchinson MN


Firefighters responded to a three-story apartment building near North High Dr NW after fire alarms sounded. They found moderate white smoke in the second-floor laundry room. The smoke was caused by an overloaded washing machine. No active fire was found. The crew began ventilating the area to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: McLeod County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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You can show me on scene two bike apartments, just come here.
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Tafford. Tafford.
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Three hundred three four in one's banking, Blanco.
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2371, six-one, six-seven, close Blanco.
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2774, head for Hodge.
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2774, Cappies Hodge.
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What's engine two? We'll call out dispatch on the command.
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You can show us anode department.
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Okay.
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Command copies.
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Engine two, year and route.
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We have three-story apartment complex, alarms sounding.
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Sounds like the second floor of laundry, possibly just a belt or an issue with the machine itself.
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Pansion two copies, possible issuing the laundry room, the second floor.
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2771, need you code to my question sent at the Deer Park Apartments, near North High Dr NW for a fire loan.
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Afternoon route.
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22-2, Mankato.
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22.2.
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I'll be 10-7.
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Have a good night.
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16, 10, have good night.
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Oh, Gigi 2, McClemon, Command.
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You can show us on scene to your park.
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Trevor.
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Command copies, Ninja 2, you're on scene.
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You can pull up to the main entrance, the north entry to that building,
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send in a crew with a tick and a water can.
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Pitchie two copies, pull up to the front door, Team 1 with Tick and Waterkin.
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We want to command.
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We made it up to the second story laundry.
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The room is moderate to white smoke.
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We might need a little bit of ventilation,
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investigating where it's coming from.
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Copy,
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Will-Sut violation.
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Senator 1 to McLeod dispatching command, you can show us in route.
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Timor.
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Command copies, letter one year droughts.
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I'm going to light smoke in the lead room.
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Team 1 is investigating right now.
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When you get seen,
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you can probably assist with ventilation at this point.
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Letter 1 copies will assist with ventilation.
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Team 1, Command.
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Go on for GM.
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I believe the issue is coming from one of the wash machines.
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Very overloaded.
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Both washing machines are on plugs, but the dryers are plugged in.
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Okay.
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Okay, copy.
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Twenty-1771 Mountain Team.
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Calvin Team, six and seventeen.
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Command,
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Team One, Team, what do you need for ventilation?
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T1 command, we started ventilating.
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We're going to push it out of the laundry room and out of the window of the stairwell.
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We just started ventilation.
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Copy, do you need any doors opened or closed down here at an A-level?
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481, Marshal 3.
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P-481.
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Let's just see how this reacts first and then I will advise.
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When you get a chance, you look at my event and add this individual to our animal list.
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Okay,
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good job, I got a phone number in there as well.
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Location mentioned:
Near N High Dr NW, Hutchinson, MN 55350
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