Laundry fire in dryer causes odor at duplicate mill home, Westerly RI
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a burning smell at a two-story wood-frame mill duplex near White Rock Rd and Springbrook Rd. They found a laundry load caught fire inside a dryer and removed it outside to extinguish. The house was ventilated and checked for other hazards. There were no injuries or signs of criminal activity reported.
Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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33 is on scene.
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Two-story wood frame.
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Mill duplex.
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I'm going to be investigating.
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Roger,
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33.
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What's the dispatch? Engine 3 responding.
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Roger, engine 3. Hydrant located at White Rock and Springbrook Road and in front of 99 White Rock Road.
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Roger. Roger.
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Engine 4, the house is located directly across from my truck.
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I also have an officer responding. Thank you. Thank you.
01:15
Thank you for the medic.
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Roger 33 reporting an odor or something burning inside the residential units to continue in.
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Okay.
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Thank you. Very soon.
01:36
32 to dispatch.
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33.
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We discovered the source of the odor.
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It was a laundry load that was used in the dryer. The dryer, obviously caught fire some of the material in the dry. We removed it to the outside in the process of extinguishing. We're also going to be ventilating.
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Roger 33, 1625.
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Engine one's on scene, standing by the hydrant springboard.
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Recid.
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Come on up to the city.
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Engine four here.
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Waterpane as well.
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Proceed.
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33 to Edge's 3.
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Go ahead, Shree.
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Dennis, when you get your camera at Springbrook and White Rock, I think we got everything outside that was burning but I want you there in case.
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33, may advise, you can get all broken up.
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Roger, when you get here, stand by at the hydrant,
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we're double-checking the house to make sure there's no other laundry that's smoldering.
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So we need to stand by at that hydrant, Springbrook and White Rocks.
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Location mentioned:
White Rock Rd & Springbrook Rd, Westerly, RI 02891
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