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Couch fire reported in New Bedford apartmentNew Bedford MA

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Near Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02740

Firefighters responded to a report of a couch on fire inside an apartment near Pleasant St in New Bedford. Crews arrived promptly and extinguished the small fire. Smoke was visible coming from the couch but the fire was contained quickly with no further damage reported.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
02:52
Transcript:
00:00
I'm dispatching, ladder 1, ladder 3, engine 7, engine 6, unit 2, unit 1. It's going to be multiple towers, near Pleasant St apartment 720.
00:07
It's going to be a couch on fire in the apartment, called in by resident.
00:10
Once again, I'm dispatching, a ladder 1, ladder 3, engine 1, engine 7, engine 6, unit 2, unit 1.
00:17
Can be multiple towers, near Pleasant St apartment 720. It's going to be a couch on fire inside the apartment, called in by resident.
00:29
Ladder 1, bring your can, your water, cat.
00:43
All right, Lerner 2, Edge 1, Ladder 1 on, Steve.
00:49
Number that, as you one, ladder 1, seat.
00:58
All right, I want a unit two. Give it unit two.
01:04
Give it that apartment again.
01:07
It's going to be apartment 720, Chief.
01:12
Rise of that, 720.
01:14
The advisor panel is in the normal position.
01:18
We've got crews heading up now.
01:21
I acknowledge you have crews headed up now. Panel reach normal.
01:25
Checking.
01:26
Unit 2 from Firearm to speed device. PD is on full of the call earlier where Firearms going off from the background.
01:44
I'm sure why we haven't received a box for that for Central Station.
01:51
And for the hold.
01:59
Man, some engine one portable.
02:03
Man, bad.
02:06
Yeah,
02:08
we got a smoke station up here.
02:12
There is a little smoke coming out of this couch over here.
02:16
We're going to hit it with the lot again.
02:18
10-4[1]. You need more manpower up there?
02:30
So I think we should be all set, too.
02:33
We're going to try to up this couch a little bit.
02:37
How about a fan?
02:46
Negative,
02:48
the alarm is in here, has already gone off.
02:51
We'll just naturally generate it.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.

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Near Pleasant St, New Bedford, MA 02740
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