Smoke detector sounding for hours at empty house, Punta Gorda FL


Firefighters responded to a smoke detector sounding for several hours at a two-story house near Dorado Drive. No fire or smoke was visible outside. The homeowners were not home, and animals were inside. Entry to the house was not immediately possible.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
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Page 9 arriving on scene.
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Two-story residential structure.
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Nothing shown from the exterior will be investigating.
00:08
Half-arriving on scene, two-story residential structure. Nothing showing from exterior will be embassy in the end of 2015.
00:20
Central O'Nice.
00:23
Okay. Okay.
00:26
Negative on the 360.
00:27
Neighbor advised homeowners are not home.
00:30
There are animals inside the structure.
00:32
No one's coming to the door.
00:34
The door ring is negative. It's not working.
00:37
Do you have a key holder on file?
00:51
Engine 5 Rescue 5. Engine 5, Rescue 5. Respond is (number withheld) Dorado Drive, (number withheld), (number withheld) Dorado Drive Process Balthasar for full grid, 27.29.
01:05
Both units.
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Both units in 254.
01:14
Engine on front central.
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Engine Nogrent central.
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Engine Ico.
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All I can find is a previous call that we had there from July.
01:23
I can put that name and phone number in the call. I'm not really sure if they were there or not.
01:29
Yes, please. I'll go ahead and take a look at the CAD.
01:32
The smoke detector sounds like it's been going off for a past few hours, according to the neighbor.
01:37
The dogs are in the garage.
01:39
We don't have access to the residence, so I'll stand by for the contact number.
01:45
Okay, so I just placed it in the area for you.
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Location mentioned:
El Dorado Dr, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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