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False fire alarm caused by burnt popcornWest Hartford CT

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Near Hillcrest Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110

Fire units responded to a structure alarm near Hillcrest Avenue after smoke was seen in a back hallway. Upon arrival, no visible fire was found. The cause was determined to be burnt popcorn.

Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Squad 1, truck 3, engine 5, car 4, respond near Hillcrest Avenue for the structure alarm, smoke seen in the back hallway, fire alarm activated.
00:09
Repeating for squad 1, truck 3, engine 5,
00:12
car 4, respond near Hillcrest Avenue for the structure alarm, smoke seen in the back hallway, fire alarm activated.
00:21
Go to fire incident 1, your time is 1803.
00:24
That's 6, thank you.
00:26
It's over.
00:29
Power. All right.
00:31
Recite, Power.
00:32
Please, Power.
00:37
8-10-10-1.
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8-10-1. 8-105. 8-105. Hi, Incident 1. My, Incident 1.
00:46
The 9-1-9-3-0-2.
00:49
1805.
00:51
Tim, can you take this 51 in the lobby,
00:53
please?
01:00
And, sirs, I'm going to send you this 55 from the veteran skating rink.
01:10
Truck 3 on location,
01:12
two-story apartment building.
01:14
Nothing evidence from the outside.
01:16
Truck 3 entered from the rear off of the air quest.
01:20
With the I, Checkton, Command.
01:22
Just for a minute, Cone.
01:24
Receive, TREC 3 on location, two-story apartment building.
01:27
Nothing evidence on the exterior.
01:29
Track 3 entered from the rear.
01:30
Outging in command to 1807.
01:33
Go ahead, 2921.
01:38
We'll be clear with a BLS downgrade, we're going to start towards Elkrist.
01:42
Reaches.
01:48
Six, did you copy that 55?
01:55
Chuck Reilly.
01:56
It's investigating burnt food.
01:59
We'll get back here.
02:05
Car for receipt, possible burnt food.
02:13
3803.
02:16
Okay.
02:22
Please, that's clear.
02:23
Engine 2, respond, 11th Stephen Street, Unit A.
02:27
Adam, for the service call for the CO-detector activation, no symptoms.
02:31
Repeating, for Engine 2,
02:33
respond 11th Steven Street, Unit A.
02:34
Apple for the service call, CO-detector activation, no symptoms.
02:37
Your time is 1809.
02:43
All units. All units, truck three can handle, burnt popcorn, truck three can handle.
02:50
Receive. Truck 3 can handle burnt popcorn.
02:53
All other units can clear at 1810.

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Near Hillcrest Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110

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