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Small garbage fire causes smoke in apartment stairwellSt Paul MN

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Near Magnolia Ave E, St Paul, MN 55106

Smoke was reported in a third-floor apartment stairwell near Magnolia Ave E in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fire crews found burnt trash in the stairwell but no fire alarm was sounding. Residents were advised to evacuate, and ventilation fans were used. The fire was limited to a small pile of garbage that was intentionally set on fire.

Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
Resident from the third floor reporting spoke in the apartment complex, possibly from the stairwell.
00:07
There was no alarm sounding on the call.
00:10
They were advised to evacuate.
00:13
Chief Teethers.
00:17
634.
00:24
Dispatch, engine 9.
00:27
Engine 9.
00:32
Engine 9 is on, scene near Magnolia Ave E, on.
00:38
Leastory apartment complex, nothing visible.
00:41
Engine 19 will be Magnolia Command, investigating.
00:45
Ingen 9th Command, 636.
00:50
Command G3, I'm on scene.
00:52
I'm also, Command, I copy your rescue.
00:55
Give me update one again.
01:03
Command, we're at the wrong entrance.
01:05
We're unable to see the address.
01:07
The building is around the corner to the right.
01:12
Copy that.
01:17
Command.
01:18
Engine 9.
01:20
Go ahead, Gen.
01:21
Come on, come on.
01:24
We made entry near Magnolia Ave E.
01:25
There's no alarm sound in at this time.
01:27
We are with the callers.
01:28
He's going to show us.
01:34
Copy that in our alarms, that's okay.
01:41
Command engine nine.
01:43
Go ahead.
01:46
There's some burnt trash on the stairwell over here.
01:51
No alarm we are going to need a fan for some ventilation.
01:54
Engine 9 and we will bring the fan can handle.
02:00
Copy a Duny, car 20.
02:07
Negative. Negative.
02:19
Copy. And now.
02:25
And from Ladder 7, we're moving up with a fan.
02:30
Copy that, Dispatch Command, Start Car 20.
02:32
Somebody did start a small pile of garbage inside the structure on fire.
02:38
I'm documented.
02:40
Hold, Ladder 7, Engine 9.
02:43
Everyone else go back in.
02:47
Tappy holding lighter seven engine nine and starting for her twenty six forty one.
03:00
Car 20, near Magnolia Ave E, smoke in an apartment building, cross streets, Barkley Street, and Hazelwood Street, Box 619, on fire up 6, time 641, car 20, near Magnolia Ave E, smoke in an apartment building, cross streets, Barkley Street, and Hazelwood Street, Box 619,
03:25
on fire up 6, time 641.

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