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Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch · 1/17/2026 07:50 AM
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Engine (number withheld), engine 14 , engine ten, engine 16 , engine eleven, truck six, truck two, safety one, battalion two, and battalion three.
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Multiple dwelling fire.
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Cooking fire causes smoke near Hickory St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible cooking-related fire at an apartment near Hickory Street in Richmond. The incident involved food left on the stove that produced light smoke. Crews ventilated the area naturally, and there were no injuries reported.

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Hickory St Apt A, Richmond, VA 23222
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