Smoke and fire in apartment dryer at Highland Ridge Apartments, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke and a possible fire in a dryer at an apartment building near Stewart Ave at Highland Ridge Apartments. They found smoke and elevated temperatures in the dryer, checked vents for fire spread, and took precautions to extinguish the fire while advising residents to shelter in place.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
05:7
Transcript:
00:00
We're clearing out that apartment pretty good.
00:02
Making a search of it doesn't appear to be any damage other than smoke.
00:08
Copy. Management is aware that there was smoke in that apartment.
00:10
Can you access the vent duct work and make sure that there was no actual fire in the neighboring apartments?
00:19
Copy that. Once we clear this out, we do have a tick up here.
00:22
We'll check up here.
00:23
We'll check the vents. McAfee, thank you.
00:25
Come on, ladder 19.
00:27
Ladder 19[2], go.
00:28
We're getting some elevated temperature readings on the dryer here.
00:33
We're going to continue this dryer on fire.
00:35
We're going to try to find some light water before we open it.
00:37
Copy, is this something, the engine and the truck and handle, or do we need to bring some crews back?
00:41
If we could get one of the FEOs to bring up another light water just as a backup, I think we'll be okay.
00:49
Engine 19, ladder 19 FBOs, you copy that, bring lightwaters.
00:52
Latter, FU and copy.
00:54
Engine F.O copies.
00:55
Ambulance 3 dispatch?
00:56
Dispatch, do you work, ma'am?
00:57
Come here, go ahead.
00:58
Send me one more engine, please.
00:59
Copy sending another engine in 1801.
01:00
Ambulance 3, dispatch.
01:02
And start command, you'll be Guinea Engine 10[1].
01:04
Thank you. Thank you.
01:05
Thank you. Thank you.
01:07
Thank you.
01:08
Engine 10[1], near Stewart Ave, Highland Ridge Apartments, Smoke in an apartment building, Cross Streets, Springfield Street, and Madison Street, Box 907[3], On Fire Up 6, Time 1802, Engine 10, near Stewart Ave.
01:26
Ladder 19[2], Agent 19 IPO, we are heading off right now with the light waters.
01:32
Cross Street.
01:33
It's fast-doer command.
01:34
Start car 20 as well.
01:36
Copy starting car 20, 1803.
01:38
Command, letter, IP.
01:39
Ladder 19[2] go.
01:40
Let's start a modified response here.
01:44
We don't know if that modifier extended up into a vent.
01:47
Copy, we got another engine coming.
01:49
Dispasterving one more engine.
01:50
Copy starting a second engine at 1803.
01:54
Ladder 19[2]. I saw you throwing some debris out of the fourth floor.
01:57
Was that from the dryer in that apartment?
01:59
That's a firm room.
02:00
We're going to take the dryer unit and we might stop that over the edge tier.
02:03
Copy. There are residents sticking their heads out of the balconies below you.
02:07
If you can throw it to the side, to your right.
02:09
Copy that.
02:10
Another engine is engine 14.
02:12
Ladder 19[2], command.
02:13
No comment. Do you believe this problem started in the apartment you're in or was it the original apartment 1210?
02:19
Near Stewart Ave, Highland Ridge Apartments, Smoke in an apartment building, Cross Streets, Springfield Street, and Madison Street, Box 907[3], on fire-up 6, time 1804.
02:31
Yeah, we believe this is the apartment of origin.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Engine 10: Fire engine unit (response)
[2]
Ladder 19: Fire ladder truck (response)
[3]
Box 907: Fire alarm box/location reference
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Location mentioned:
Near Stewart Ave, St Paul, MN 55116
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