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Malfunctioning washing machine triggers fire alarmLaurel MD

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Near Ice Crystal Dr, Laurel, MD 20723

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm activated by a malfunctioning washing machine in a laundry room on the fourth floor of a building near Ice Crystal Drive. The appliance was unplugged and isolated, and residents were allowed to return to their apartments afterward.

Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
03:50
Transcript:
00:00
Fox code for Fox number 5-9, EID 3? 11, Tower 10, respond, near Ice Crystal Drive for the fire alarm activation.
00:10
1900, sorry,
00:12
Alpha 2 at 1900R.
00:18
Truck 3bile? Trial 2.
00:25
Yeah,
00:29
check fourth floor elevator lobby, that's where it's telling.
00:32
Just check that whole fourth floor.
00:38
Town two's up, yeah, I got a, uh,
00:40
I got like a bird of food smell.
00:43
I'm tanking apartments now to find out what's floor.
00:49
Okay, I need to work.
00:52
I'll be up.
00:58
Tide too, probably the time too.
01:01
Guys?
01:04
I located the source to a laundry room on the fourth floor.
01:08
My malfunctioning washing machine.
01:10
It is unplugged and isolated.
01:14
You need the same.
01:20
Negative one affair.
01:23
Okay, I'm going to try to get what he said.
01:30
Eleven to Howard, can I get a Knoxbox code for Box 121 at East (number withheld)?
01:37
Standby with a ready copy.
01:39
Truck two, I'm putting your Knoxbox in the call.
01:46
Do you want... 211 go with yours.
01:49
It's going to be Fox.
01:51
One, two, one, two, one, EID 30, seven, forty.
01:53
Thank you.
01:59
One, two, one, truck six.
02:00
Respond, Homewood Suites, near Benson Drive for the fire alarm activation on Alpha 2.
02:10
What's in the call?
02:13
I'm up to there.
02:20
Can you resend another Knoxbox code for number 5-9? This code's not working.
02:27
3720.
02:33
Engine 4-1, rescue engine 3-2, perimeter 45, permanent 1-33, respond 70 east out in the area of Route 97 for an accident.
02:48
Unknown injuries, you'd have one party walking in the middle of the road.
02:59
11th on the scene is going to be a four-story condo building nothing to have it.
03:02
We'll be out investigating.
03:05
And you're 1111905.
03:10
Truck through that.
03:12
Truck to?
03:14
I saw a comment in the MGT,
03:18
I believe it was for apartment 319.
03:20
You just make contact with that phone number.
03:22
I don't know they're okay.
03:24
Yeah,
03:27
yeah.
03:29
Two-one operator truck two.
03:38
Got it. Two-one operator truck, too.
03:40
The building right out here, requesting if it's okay for everybody to go back to their apartment.
03:48
If you're answering, they can go back, that's right.
03:50
Thank you.

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Near Ice Crystal Dr, Laurel, MD 20723

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