Fire alarm triggers smoke evacuation at Howard Lake apartments, Howard Lake MN


A fire alarm went off in the basement of an apartment building near 7th St in Howard Lake. Smoke was visible in the basement laundry room. Residents were evacuated while fire crews investigated the source of the smoke. No active fire was found during the investigation.
Audio|Source: Wright County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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First page for Howard Lake Fire for a fire alarm at near 7th St Apartments Village West for a fire alarm going off in the basement, smoke is visible,
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10 of first page at 2011.
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Second page for Howard Lake Fire for a fire alarm at near 7th St. Fire alarm going off in the basement. Smoke is visible.
00:35
No active fire scene.
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Smoke is currently coming from the laundry room.
00:39
Time of second page at 2012.
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First page for Howard Lake Ambulance for a fire alarm at near 7th St. Fire alarm currently going off in the basement. Smoke is visible.
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Time of first page at 2013.
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Chief 2 going unseen.
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Chief 2 unseen at 2013.
01:10
432 snake close.
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Go ahead. Send me a message, please.
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104.
01:16
306.18.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:23
I think that truck just passed Muleko.
01:26
Clock of noon, 80.
01:28
I'm not able to get it turned around on them yet.
01:31
Copy. I'm always out.
01:38
You find a jeep two on Hardway 2?
01:43
Go ahead.
01:47
There's a place right next to the apartment building.
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It's going to be the apartment building right on 13th Avenue at near 7th St if you want to come correct.
02:00
Light smoke in the basement.
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Some... not quite electrical. It smells like a burnt rubber, but why don't you just come here direct?
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10-4[1].
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56-1 runs in.
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Howard Lake, Chief One to county?
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Howard Lake Chief One.
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Fifty-sixth old on scene?
02:25
Yeah, at near 7th St, we were able to clear our routine call, Mott's level.
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You can show me on scene.
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2015. Chief One unseen at 2015.
02:38
Near 7th St. You can see us.
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Chief Three is coming up to the fairgrounds. Let me know what you need when I get there.
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Kathy. He's going to (number withheld) to be staging in mental office.
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What do you have to be?
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2050. Let's roll an engine, Dave, right away.
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We got light smoke in here.
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I'm not finding a source yet.
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Mitch Howard Lake Pee is unseen. I have him evacuating.
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Stangfort.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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Location mentioned:
7th St, Howard Lake, MN 55349
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