Residential fire alarm activates in Flint home, Flint MI


A fire alarm went off in a residential home near Bruntwood Drive in Flint. A resident with dementia at the location said smoke detectors were sounding but did not see or smell smoke. The resident was unable to call 911. It is not confirmed if there was an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Genesee County Fire
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Transcript:
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Flint City Engine 61, standby for residential fire alarm in Station 1's area.
00:13
Flint City Engine 61, respond on your local for a residential fire alarm near Bruntwood Drive. So it could be across of Westcombe and Beecher.
00:23
Seconding in information, caller's mother who has dementia is on location, said that smoke starts going off upstairs in the house she didn't see or if Melanie Smoke, she was unable to call 911 herself, you'll be on your local channel at (number withheld). Flint City Engine 61, respond on your local channel for a residential fire alarm near Bruntwood Drive across of Westcombe Avenue and Beecher.
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Second-hand information caller's mother is on scene.
00:51
She does have dementia,
00:53
said smoke detectors were going off in the house. She was unable to see or smell any smoke,
00:57
but she couldn't figure out how to call 911.
00:59
I don't believe she is evacuated. We're going to try to call her now.
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You'll be on your local channel at (number withheld).
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Flint, MI
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