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Fire in trash chute at Richmond apartment building, Richmond VA

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Near Ordway Ave, Richmond, VA 23222

A fire alarm was reported at a two-story brick apartment building near Ordway Avenue in Richmond. The fire started in the trash chute, activating the sprinklers which controlled the fire. There was smoke on the second floor and some water flowing reported there. Fire crews investigated and worked to control the situation.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
One, into 16 trucks, 6 in route, fire alarm, 800, Ordway Avenue.
00:06
Putter activation states the first floor office smoke detector.
00:09
Into 16 truck 6 in route 251 hour.
00:14
21 hours.
00:16
16, no seeing two-story brickboard and house, nothing visible from the exterior.
00:21
Ender 16 has Ordway Avenue command.
00:23
We'll be investigating.
00:24
Got a hydrogen on Hawthorne Avenue and Ordway Avenue.
00:30
Enter 16 on scene two-story brick board in house for nothing visible from the exterior.
00:35
16 will have command be investigating, Heather on Hydruth or not.
00:39
Hawthorne and Ordway Avenue, 252 hours.
00:46
I'll draw for command.
00:51
Go for command.
00:57
It looks like there's a fire in the trash shoot and the sprinklers got under control right now.
01:00
We're going to be investigating now.
01:06
We got light smoke on the second floor.
01:09
Rob officer.
01:15
So I got a report that on the second floor,
01:20
they have some kind of water flowing.
01:23
Can you investigate that?
01:27
Yeah, so we made the trash room on the second floor.
01:31
We got heavy smoke.
01:33
We're going to be stretching a line up here.
01:39
So I've got these truck three.
01:42
Can you come inside?
01:44
If you can enter in on the Alpha Delta side.
01:57
We're making our way to second floor now.
02:02
Correction.
02:03
If you can enter in by Price and Jackson, I'll have the door propped open for you.

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Near Ordway Ave, Richmond, VA 23222
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