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Smoke reported on sixth floor of apartment buildingWilloughby Hills OH

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Near Par Ln, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094

A fire alarm was reported with smoke on the sixth floor of Pine Ridge Apartments near Par Ln in Willoughby Hills. It was initially thought to be a dryer fire, but investigation found it was caused by a burnt belt in a washing machine. No active fire or hazards were present.

Audio|Source: Lake County Police & Fire
05:31
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead. Security on the phone, on the fifth floor, they're saying that there was a small dryer fire.
00:07
Sixth floor, it is smoking and there is an audible alarm going off.
00:11
Do you want your AMA?
00:12
Yeah, you could start them.
00:13
Cappy. For Ohio, well, when you're ready.
00:16
Copy. Pretty well, three door, please.
00:24
Beyond scene, high-rise apartment building, nothing showing from the exterior.
00:28
We're being the offensive strategy.
00:29
You can show 13 interior.
00:31
You can show Tennis Command.
00:32
And you can advise all the way to stage at Hynens, please.
00:35
Happy stage ahead.
00:36
Wycliffe, Highland Heights, Willoughby, Willowick, Mayfield, Eastlake.
00:41
You're needed, Autoway to Pine Ridge Apartments, near Par Ln for possible dryer fire.
00:47
Attention, Wycliffe, Highland Heights, Willoughby, Willowick, Mayfield, and Eastlake.
00:52
You're needed, Autoway to Willoughby Hills, Pine Ridge Apartments, near Par Ln for possible dryer fire, Central Clear at 1759.
01:00
Len Shinley? Copy.
01:01
Len Shinley, age 60, out of Wickliff, to be 6'188, black and blue.
01:07
He's valid.
01:08
No one. Okay on it.
01:09
He's going to get us ordered out of the building by me and off the grounds.
01:13
Check okay. Copy that.
01:14
Pine Ridge Apartments for a possible dryer fire.
01:16
Willoughby Clear 1759.
01:18
Station 1 copies.
01:19
You can show 1411 and 1419 en route.
01:21
Sorry. Sales, you can show will it be 1411 and 1419 in route.
01:25
Bees Tarling.
01:26
for a dryer-fire medic to respond.
01:29
near Par Ln, Willoughby Hills, AutoAid[1].
01:32
ends across the street.
01:34
Copy that. 12 is in about the far lane, by the way.
01:38
Copy. I'm able to respond.
01:39
No,
01:40
copy. This is like the 12th time.
01:42
Go ahead. I'm up here with maintenance.
01:43
They're saying it was a washing machine.
01:45
It's not looking like there's any hazards up here anymore.
01:47
I'll advise in a second.
01:49
Back happy.
01:50
1311, 1419, just be advised.
01:52
It's going to be F as in Frank.
01:53
Number 50 for that possible dryer fire.
01:56
We're just advising to be sixth floor showing smoke, but we've got one of our FD units with maintenance.
02:03
They're not seeing any hazards right now.
02:05
We'll get an update shortly.
02:06
Okay, Kathy, they're advising the state across the street at Heinen's grocery store.
02:10
Highland I take 21 copies.
02:11
Central Mayfield, 6.21 in route.
02:13
Mayfield, did you copy staging, A.
02:15
Hynens? She did. Okay.
02:16
Clay Squad, 1712, then route staging at Hynes.
02:22
Fullet fire 1612 same traffic.
02:24
Happy?
02:25
Division six to command.
02:26
Go ahead. Smells like a belt burn up in the washer.
02:28
You can cancel AutoAid[1].
02:29
No needs at this time.
02:31
I copy. Command is central.
02:33
Command. You can cancel AutoAid[1].
02:37
Thank you. Central copies.
02:38
AutoAid[1], you can cancel at 1803.
02:40
File on 1921 copies.
02:42
Will it be copies?
02:43
I'll be copies?
02:45
Command, the Interior.
02:46
Go ahead. Are you good with silence and the alarm? I was just about to ask you, thank you.
02:50
I copy 1805.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AutoAid: Automatic mutual-aid fire response request

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