Furnace fault sparks false fire alarm at Terre Haute apartment, Terre Haute IN
Fire crews responded to an appliance fire at an apartment on West Wheeler Avenue with a furnace malfunction causing the alarm and no active fire found.
Audio|Source: Terre Haute Public Safety and Vigo County Fire
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Battalion 2, car 51, 51, engine, 2, engine 6, engine 9, ladder 5, medic 5, support 5, respond on fire,
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2, 12, West Wheeler Avenue, Unit C,
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appliance fire, battalion, 2,
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car 51, engine 2, engine 6, engine 9, ladder 5, medic 5, support 5, respond on fireground 1.212.
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West Wheeler Avenue, Unit C.
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Appliance fire.
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Medic units on scene.
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Sorry, I'm on scene of the residential structure, nothing showing on the outside, investigation underway.
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We're going to be on Fire Town 1.
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Central 79.
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Yeah.
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I'll be 108.
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That's this in Thanksgiving.
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Angela, the right to union pickup personnel.
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Clear.
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Special Medic 5.
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Medic 5.
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...and disregard everyone except engine 9.
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This is just a furnace issue.
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Central clear, units en route to Wheeler.
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Every unit can disregard other than engine 9.
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Medic 5 is 9, what do you need?
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Can't complete the report?
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Engine 6, are you clear, you can disregard?
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Click.
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5, engine 1, what do you need inside?
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We don't need anything right now.
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We're still trying to figure out where the smell is coming from.
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Okay, apartment C, correct?
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Yes, apartment C.
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Location mentioned:
W Wheeler Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47802
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