Apartment fire caused by freezer smoke in common area, Charlottesville VA
Fire & ArsonFire was reported in an apartment on 14th Street Northwest. The fridge in the apartment was smoking and visible flames were seen. People began evacuating. No people or animals were inside the apartment. Later it was determined that smoke came from a freezer in the common area.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville City Police Department
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Transcript:
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ECCC-128-2-133 party want to assist fire 14th street northwest 1.284-3.
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1-23. 1-33, all present.
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21 of this flyer 224–234 14th Street Northwest, Apartment 405.
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(name withheld) is called over advising that her fridge is smoking.
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The caller can now see flames in the apartment.
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They're advising that you're going to have to enter on floor three.
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People are beginning to evacuate from fire unit authority in route as well.
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On planet, right? Well, on 33 direct.
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Need for CCB 30 redirect.
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I'm actually off 14th Street right now, pulling up to the building.
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24. 30 base, what's the apartment on offer? The apartment was 405, again 405.
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There is no one in that apartment or animals.
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They're not apartment, and we just got confirmation from the caller.
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6510. I saw myself in 128 on location of 14th Street.
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104. 13-4. 3 3-3 snap drover.
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10-board.
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7-4. 15. 15 to base.
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You can mark me out on 14.
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104. No more.
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On to my age-abash.
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Take it for me.
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I'm out of the resident.
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Everyone from the department's out.
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It's the freezer in the common area that was smoking and they pulled the alarm out to get everyone around us down.
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Location mentioned:
Near 14th St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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