Appliance fire causes smoke odor in west hartford home, West Hartford CT
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a home near Asylum Avenue in West Hartford after a resident reported smelling smoke and hearing fire sounds from the stove. Investigation found an appliance malfunction causing a smoldering fire inside the stove. Power and gas were shut off to contain the situation. No visible flames were seen and the fire was controlled.
Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Flatterford, engine two, medic 22, SWAT-1, car four responded to near Asylum Avenue on the structure alarm being called in by the resident.
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She's saying her husband was messing around with the stove and she can hear fire and there is an odor of smoke, no visible smoke.
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Repeating, ladder four, engine two, vetted 22, squad one, car four,
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near Asylum.
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I have the structure alarm.
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Being called in by the resident, she's saying her husband was messing around with the stove, and she can hear fire.
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She says there's an odor of smoke with no visible smoke.
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Head over fire, and one.
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Timeout is 1638.
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Square one in the room.
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The report is on scene.
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We're being waved in, nothing evident from the street.
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Building is partially evacuated.
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It appears to be a raised ranch.
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We'll be out investigating.
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Latterford, I'll have command.
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Latterford, you're on location and command, 1640.
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Carport is on scene.
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1640.
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Agent 2's arrival.
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Agent 2, you're on location, 1642.
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Agent 2, you're on location, 1642.
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1642.
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Agent 2's got our own water supply.
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We're going forward from ladder 4.
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This is going to be an appliance issue.
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It appears there might be a smoldering fire potentially inside of it from water being spilled and interfering with the electrical system.
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So we're trying to secure power and gas to this.
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You can hold this one in one.
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All right, message received.
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Comfort dispatch.
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For the second, we're going to hold ladder four, engine two.
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Dismiss the rest.
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Freezee holding, ladder four and engine two, squad one, you can cancel.
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Let's go to us, there.
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Ladder four, what do you need from engine two inside?
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Nothing right now.
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He's just having to stay.
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Three-six.
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Three-sixth.
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Thank you, so clear available.
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Part four from ladder four.
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Three-sixteenth, 44.
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Go ahead.
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We violated power and gas, the smoking and stuff.
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We just hold this ladder four for a few more minutes.
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D-6.
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Location mentioned:
Near Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117
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