Smoke Detected in Bathroom of Commercial Building, Manhattan Beach CA


Firefighters responded to smoke in a bathroom vent of a commercial building near N Sepulveda Blvd. They found smoke but no active fire or spread to the attic. The smoke was isolated and subsided after ventilation. A second alarm and ambulance were requested as a precaution.
Audio|Source: South Bay Fire: Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
07:26
Transcript:
00:00
Great, I copy, light smoke, make you fire attack with your rescue.
00:06
Great. All units are joining Manhattan.
00:10
Italian 2-1 is going to see Manhattan Command. And post be on the A-off the side of front of the store. It's below the sun.
00:20
Answer 3-1 on the scene stage.
00:27
Air Attack.
00:29
If Engine 2-1 can come to Charlie, we're going to open up the roll-up, easier stretchlines from the rear.
00:35
We'll get a line on the ground.
00:38
Again, I can't, not that much more production, but I don't know we have it.
00:46
Okay, I copy.
00:48
I'm going to make Engine 2-1 is going to be backup fire attack, make an entry from Charlie.
01:02
Thank you one for Mingett 2-1 I'm going to copy back the fire attack just be advised we have an access issue we're having to make access right now so it'll be a little void
01:26
Rescue 2-1 is on teen where you need it.
01:32
Rescue 2-1 just standby for me.
01:38
3-2 is not seen stage. Thank you.
01:46
Okay.
01:47
As that is probably going to be Charlie's side.
01:50
It's making a roof division coordinate with fire attack.
01:55
Select me to copy, Rep, Division, Char, side.
02:02
Manette, nice heat from Zach of Fire Tech.
02:05
We've made access to the Charlie side.
02:08
We're hooking up with (number withheld) now.
02:12
Just inferring the next room.
02:15
Yeah,
02:26
IC fire attack
02:29
Go ahead, firetuck.
02:31
So it made entrance into the bathroom.
02:34
Looks like we have smoke coming from a vent in the top of the bathroom.
02:39
I'm not getting much of a heat signature.
02:42
I do have some bubbling of some drop ceiling.
02:47
So we're going to wait for we get our hose line in place and I'm going to start pulling some ceiling. We can get up on the roof and see if we have anything from up top.
02:57
All right, copy smoke in the vent.
02:59
Let's make sure it's not in the attic. Something might be an out of fire.
03:05
Yeah, I'm gonna wait till the hose line's in place, so we start pulling.
03:10
South Day from Manhattan, Command.
03:14
Manhattan, Command. Manhattan, go ahead.
03:17
South Bay Manhattan, okay. Let's go ahead and start me a second alarm.
03:21
Let's have all second alarm units stage at Marine and Sepulvida. And give me a BLS ambulance, please.
03:29
Okay, copy second alarm.
03:34
Copy. Engine 3-1 from Command.
03:41
Go ahead, Command.
03:45
Hey, I've got speaking this minute already, I'm going to make you, Rick.
03:51
That's totally crample, so I'll give you a quick, quick sit-sit-sat.
03:58
Copy that, Rick.
03:59
A lot of coming to the 150 transverse.
04:12
Attention, engine 64, squad 62.
04:16
Mutual aid from Manhattan Fire Department, upgraded to a second alarm at near N Sepulveda Blvd for Structure Fire.
04:25
Engine 64, Squad 62.
04:32
with water at this time fire attack making entries on the Charlie side.
04:38
Looks like we just have some hazy black smoke coming from the bathroom.
04:42
Looks isolated.
04:44
We've looked in the attic. It looks clear at this time.
04:48
Just giving you an update of where we're at.
04:54
I copy and I got a Redondo engine on seat.
04:57
Do you guys need more manpower then?
05:03
I see me with fire attacks.
05:08
Firetack.
05:10
Okay,
05:11
Mike, I was lying in place now, for one feeling.
05:15
Yeah, he takes your rumour that, yeah, it does look clear.
05:20
There's no more slow production,
05:23
and it does look like it's coming out of that bed.
05:30
The smoke from a vent, is this going to be a fan or is it actually going to be a vent attached to HVAC?
05:43
It appears to be a photo fan, not HVAC,
05:48
but I can't take it for sure.
05:51
Okay, I copy.
05:52
Be advised, I got a Redondo engine outside standing by it.
06:00
I see from safety.
06:06
To be advised, I need to ask case-to-face with Captain McArthur on the, currently on the second floor,
06:14
confirming their report.
06:19
Okay, not be safe.
06:22
I'm going to make you guys medical.
06:31
Stand-by for Andy McAulise. Brando Engine on the south.
06:44
What's your name is in here? See on.
06:50
Copy 60. Standby.
06:56
Fire attack.
07:00
So it doesn't appear to be a fart fan.
07:03
There is some charring to the attic member.
07:06
However, now that we opened it up, we don't see any smoke production.
07:10
We're just going checking for lateral extension,
07:13
but the smoke has subsided. I think it was just building in this isolated bathroom, but we'll keep you updated.
07:20
It doesn't look like we have fire running,
07:23
just some old tarp for reheat from the ducting.
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