Apartment fire with stove flames and alarms sounding


Dispatch audio for an apartment fire at 1240 Pierce Butler Route. A resident reports flames from the stove and alarms sounding. Responders discuss multiple units en route and note the caller is outside while some occupants may not have evacuated.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
02:22
Transcript:
Engine 18, ladder 18, engine 23, ladder 23, engine 20, squad 2, chief 1, medic 22, chief 2, car 5, car 51, car 20, and rescue 3, 1240 Pierce Butler route, apartment fire, cross streets, Grig Street North, and Taylor Avenue, Fox 638, on fire off 6, time 5. 519, engine 18, ladder 18, engine 23, ladder 23, engine 20, squad 2, chief 1, medic 22, chief 2, car 5, car 51, car 20, and rescue 3, 1240 Pierce Butler route, apartment fire, cross streets, grid street north, and Taylor Avenue, Box 638[1], on fire up 6, time 519. Medig 922, 2520 County Road at East, sick person, cross streets, Delaware Avenue, and Lakewood Avenue, Box 264, on fireups score, time 520. 922, 2520 County Road at East, sick person, cross street. Chief one in route. Chief one, you're in route to 1240 Pierce Butler Route. Apartment 5, called on by the resident reporting. There's fire coming from the stove area and alarms are sounding. Chief one. On 522. Car 5-1-0. Copy car 5-0.5-2. Copy car 5-22. (name withheld), have they evacuated their apartment? The caller was waiting outside. It doesn't sound like the whole apartment has evacuated.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Box 638: Fire Alarm Box
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Location mentioned:
Near Pierce Butler Rte, St Paul, MN 55104
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