Electrical issue causes smoke in apartment laundry room, Valparaiso IN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a multi-residence building near East Chicago Street in Valparaiso for a reported structure fire. The cause was smoke from an electrical malfunction in a laundry machine, with no active fire. The scene was secured and the incident downgraded.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Valpo Engine 1, Valpo Matter 3, Valpa Vitallion 2, Valpo Engine 22, Valpo Rescue 2, Valpo Rescue 2,
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Valpo Enjion 3, and Manick 21.
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Priority 1[1], structure fire, multi-residence near East Chicago Street, Unity 2 and find the Delta Fireground.
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Time up 2049.
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On ascension zone two, eastbound from the 67 over 5 ports of a silver sedan swerving and traveling at a high rate of speed, eastbound from the 67 over 5.
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Use the rapid flow.
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It's going to be an electrical issue with a laundry machine.
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We've got to unplug all the smoke downstairs from that.
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Before. Subport.
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Subjects yelling outside of the apartment building,
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possibly inside of a white plastic car with the headlights on.
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En route?
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10.
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182. 182.
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226.
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226. 226. It's in route.
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1411 East Chicago Street, PDON scene.
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If eyes, units in route can slow, issue with the driver.
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Check the dryer.
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They do have it unplugged.
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There is smoke in the laundry room.
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The 29-2 is clear.
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Time 2.
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Go ahead.
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Go ahead and downgrade the priority 4 this time.
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Clear, 90-4.
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Like 11, Central, Unseen, 10 minutes.
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Central 10-4[2], Pay and refusal.
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Clear.
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Three point in the area.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Fortune 11 is the time of street, three-story apartment building, nothing from outside.
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We'll be out investigating all in the school fire program.
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Clear, three-story apartment building, nothing showing and out investigating.
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Our staff advise that the head of ambulance coming.
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Can you confirm?
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We have a P.
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Off the Rant-Expension at the 3.
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I'm clear if it's going to be on toll road property or for the city of Lake County.
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Sounds like it's going to be a P between two vehicles called in by an automatic SOS system.
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Lake County is also not taking info if you can just be about to confirm whether it's on total road property.
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Okay.
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The tire is you from engine one.
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Confirm, yeah, just the...
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You have the issue with the washing machine in the laundry room.
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There's no fire, no smoke.
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Station one unit can handle.
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Claire.
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Legion 1, Live 3 will remain on seeing all other units for this regard.
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Glad of 3 if you can ring in your fans.
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All units on seeing Chicago, go back to talk around.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Priority 1: Highest-priority emergency response requiring immediate action due to threat to life, safety, or property.
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
E Chicago St, Valparaiso, IN 46383
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