Small fire in apartment caused by sunlight through window, Hagerstown MD
Fire & ArsonA small fire occurred in apartment 4G of a four-story building near Fairground Ave. The fire was caused by sunlight amplified through a glass onto a pile of papers, triggering fire alarms. Firefighters responded and contained the fire quickly. The incident caused audible and visual detectors to sound but did not spread beyond the papers.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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And it ties on the four story apartment building, nothing evident.
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You hear a detector going on.
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See,
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confirming dispatch, 1117.
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Two.
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Near Fairground Avenue, Apartment 2 West of the 5751, please.
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Stay around the 4.
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County Chief 3, I'm going to send support 277 to help 751.
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That's fine, Clow. Yeah.
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Post- near Fairground Avenue, Department 2 West, I'll help the 751 to medical emergency. I'm sending support 277 with you to help.
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Okay, 37.
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Correct, sir.
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All right, sir. On it,
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PS1.
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The engine four is going to be taken, Charlie, five.
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Okay, hold on Charlie, 1118.
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It's going to Ruth Ann Monroe.
01:29
40-year-old female was struck in the head of the Chromebook.
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Got the Charlie's side too.
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26, J.4 on Charlie, 1119.
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Engine 3, engine 1stake water supply outside, Charlie.
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I'm directing.
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7.5-1-0, there's a 10-1[1], Bravo[2]. You'd actually find that, 5-1-0.
02:08
Probably that. We can hear them inside, but they can't come to the door.
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7-5-1.
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You have truck 3 and support 27-7 coming out.
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That was it?
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A lot of this one.
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Manfred Engine 4.
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Trial Charlie Report.
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We've got four stories in the rear.
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Visual detector or visual and audible,
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no smoke or fire oven, from sides of Charlie and Bravo[2].
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Copy, four stories in the rear, audio, visual alarms sounding, a fire evidence side of Browdo, and Charlie.
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Engine one's on C, preparing for reverse-play on the Charlie side.
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10,420, Walmart Drive,
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at Walmart, Trouble Breeding, Middick 69, Respond, 1120.
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I'm looking into the hydrogen across from 51.
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Okay, and H2, the writing on Steam will be switching our apparatus.
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Okay, 7540, you say a 5-121.
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We have a pile of papers on fire.
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The apartment,
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4G,
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do we need some ventilation?
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Copy of a pile of papers on fire,
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apartment 4G, or any ventilation.
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The water can, the line, any means like that.
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No.
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Okay, do you mean that time?
04:18
Looks like it is done by a magnifying glass onto the sun coming in the window.
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Here's all.
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Copy it appears as a magnifying glass, amplifying the sun coming into the window with a stack of papers.
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Mr.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-1: Unable to copy / weak signal
[2]
Bravo: Medium-priority medical response (MPDS determinant)
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Location mentioned:
Near Fairground Ave #4g, Hagerstown, MD 21740
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