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Smoke and water damage after stove left on in apartmentRichmond VA

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W Bacon St, Richmond, VA 23222

Fire department responded to an apartment building near West Bacon St for a water flow alarm and smoke caused by a stove left on. The stove fire was extinguished, but water from sprinkler activation caused damage across multiple apartments while ventilation was in progress.

Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Firstman from baking command, we've got a water flow alarm on the third floor,
00:07
N25, still investigating.
00:09
All units proceed in and stand by.
00:16
This is investigating an alarm on the third floor.
00:25
Retire one is on scene near West Bacon Street.
00:29
Engine 5 and retain commandly with an investigation.
00:32
This is a total 105-hance command while investigating in general 45,000.
00:42
We're excellent from Banking, Banking, we are,
00:45
we have water in Room 6301.
00:49
We're looking for her.
00:52
This Frankl had this going on.
00:56
Coffee, Water, and Apartment 6301, looking for their sprinkled hazards going off.
01:08
India 5 from India 6th.
01:15
From Bay Command, we have smoke going to 6th. We have smoke going in 6302.
01:22
Happy Smok shorn in 6302.
01:31
Engine 10. Difficulty breathing.
01:35
710. West Bel-Saint Ridge, Apartments 110.
01:39
Engine 10.
01:40
Difficulty breathing.
01:42
710. West Belce St.
01:44
Rich, apartments 110.
01:46
Cross streets are Ruam Street and Chamberlain Parkway.
01:49
On tap Channel 2.
01:51
Time, out, (number withheld).
02:01
Smoking 6302 due to the stove being left on.
02:06
The stove is turned off, fires out when the ventilation.
02:09
And 6302.
02:13
Copy food on the stove, request, and ventilation. So, (number withheld) hours for yourself.
02:22
The street command from the Italian one.
02:29
This is truck six battalion one command beside me. Go ahead.
02:37
What resources y'all want to keep on scene?
02:45
Chief, we're trying to get the water turned off right just now.
02:50
Give us one second.
02:58
Truck 6 to truck 6A can you bring us a sprinkler stop to the third floor?
03:08
Receive.
03:13
Man from the truck 6. They've got the water off to the system. They just want to have to drain out.
03:23
Copy. Y'all have water flowing throughout three floors?
03:29
Yes, sir. We're going to have multiple apartments affected.
03:38
Copy. I'm going to go ahead and establish command.
03:41
I'm going to make this a working incident, Richman.
03:44
Freshman copies of working incident at (number withheld) hours.

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W Bacon St, Richmond, VA 23222
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