Appliance fire in apartment causes smoke exposure, Portland OR


Fire crews responded to an appliance fire in a high occupancy apartment near Southwest 26. A resident had difficulty breathing from smoke and was taken to urgent care. The fire was put out before firefighters arrived.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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For dispatch calling, a dose a level appliance fire and a high life hazard building near Southwest 26.
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Assignment will be engine 5 engine 18 truck 10 c4 and we're getting an ambulance started for a resident that is having shortness of breath respond on ops 3
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Fire Dispatch calling Delta Level Appliance Fire for a high life hazard building, near Southwest 26.
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The assignment will be Engine 5, Engine 18, Truck 10, C4, and we'll get a medic started.
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And respond on Office 3, 1651.
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Medic 340 being started for code 3 for a resident in an appliance fire in a high life hazard building near Southwest 26 for Spawn and Offs 3.
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Medic 340 being started a code 3 for a resident in a unit having trouble breathing due to an appliance fire near Southwest 26, Respondonops 3, 1651.
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25, on scene, 1651.
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Repeat on the address, please.
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Engine 5,
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I'm a little confused. It sounds like the fire was in near Southwest 26 Unit Frank,
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but I've got four different addresses in here.
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All right this will be a repeat of the delta level structure response it sounds like the fire was in near Southwest 26 Unit Frank the caller said
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But her son told her there was a fire in the oven that he extinguished. She also told us that she was having a hard time breathing, but somebody is taking her to urgent care.
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So this will be for engine 5, engine 18, truck 10, and C4, medic 340 you can clear.
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Location mentioned:
SW 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
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