Locked exit gate poses fire hazard at apartment complex, Lewisville TX
Fire & ArsonFire crew was sent to investigate a locked exit gate at Villas of Vista-Ritch Apartments near State Hwy 121. The gate was chained shut, creating a potential fire hazard by blocking emergency exit. The issue was reported after a resident had trouble exiting during an urgent care visit for their daughter.
Audio|Source: Denton County Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Engine 3. Respond on Channel 3.
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Miscellaneous fire assignment.
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At near State Hwy 121.
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Villas of Vista-Ritch Apartments.
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Cross streets are Rockbrook Drive in Ridgemont.
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Engine 3. Time of 1051.
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On the side of running bruce.
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Thank you. Negative.
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Negative.
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Proceed. Proceed.
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Proceed. Good.
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Good. Good.
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Shume 2 clear and available in the last call.
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Received and just to verify you took that patient to plaintiff price be correct?
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Yes, ma'am, that's correct.
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I received, thank you.
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Yeah, the villas of the storage department near State Hwy 121, the exit gate has a locked chain on it and they had to take their daughter to urgent care and were unable to get out.
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Caller is still at the location or did they go out?
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It happened either a few hours ago or a couple days ago.
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I guess they're just wanting you all to check the gate for safety purposes.
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Okay, Richie, we'll go by the gate and see what's going on with this and then we'll go by the office and see what they got going on there.
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Thank you. We're going to go code one.
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Thank you. I guess you have a caller just citing a fire hazard for some reason.
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Location mentioned:
Near State Hwy 121, Lewisville, TX 75067
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