Smoke detector triggers evacuation in three-story apartment, Provo UT


A smoke detector in a three-story apartment building triggered an evacuation. Yellow fluid was leaking inside, but no active fire was found. Water is leaking from an upstairs unit. The person reporting the incident stopped responding and is possibly missing near the river trail. Officers are searching the area and using a drone.
Audio|Source: Utah County Public Safety
05:28
Transcript:
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It's a 25-melt. 25 and 125.
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Responding to a fire alarm near North 300 East Department 107.
00:17
Reporting party woke up to the smoke detector going off.
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It's leaking yellow fluid as well.
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The apartment is evacuated.
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The alarm has now stopped.
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This is a 3-story apartment.
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Near North 300 East Department 107.
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H. 25 to 42.
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2.42.
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Drive safe. Good and Riverview Drive on local golf 216, Victor, Uniform.
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1041.
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104. 104.
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Okay.
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Good.
01:27
Ushall 33,
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33, 33,
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and you show me 1042, please.
01:34
1042, please. 10.4 on, good night.
01:45
29 info.
02:45
We have a, looks like a three-story, large apartment building that's been shown, evaluation of progress. Lookout, checkers.
03:24
The reporting party is not responding to us anymore.
03:26
He said he was walking down to the trail, but his phone is showing no movement at this time.
03:40
The units believe he is possibly up in the trees above the river trail.
04:08
Officers are calling for him, but he is not responding.
04:28
All right.
04:46
250 units, we still have an open line, we're trying to get him to talk to us and answer. He's not responding still.
04:57
Copy. Can we get that drone over here?
05:05
Can you get some water off to the water heater?
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The resident also says that there's water leaking from the apartment upstairs as well. We'll go check that.
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Location mentioned:
Near N 300 E, Provo, UT 84606
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