Small electrical fire in restaurant kitchen in Asheville, Asheville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire responders responded to a small electrical fire in the kitchen of the Crave restaurant near North Lexington Avenue in Asheville. The fire caused haze and smoke but was contained to a single unit. The fire was extinguished quickly with no spread. Ventilation assistance was requested to clear smoke from the building.
Audio|Heard on: Asheville Fire
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07:42
Transcript:
00:12
Near North Lexington Avenue.
00:15
Building fire.
02:51
This is going to be in a restaurant called Crave.
02:55
We do have a haze of smoke inside the building.
02:59
Staff member said that a cooler possibly caught on fire.
03:04
They're still investigating, continue to hold my assignment.
03:10
Copy haze of smoke inside.
03:13
Staff never advising possible cooler fire.
03:16
Continue to hold and investigate.
03:22
Command from the Battalion 1.
03:29
I understand you're investigating possible cooler fire resulting in a slight haze on the first floor of the Crave restaurant.
03:39
If that's correct, you give me a can.
03:45
That's correct.
03:47
We're still trying to investigate where it's coming from.
03:54
Do you have any needs at this time?
04:04
College and Lexington.
04:10
We haven't found anything on the first floor yet.
04:13
Can you send a company to the second floor to investigate? We do have an AC unit here and this looks like pushing smoke from somewhere.
04:23
Copy. Great communications from Battalion 1.
04:45
Ladder one from command.
04:51
Telling one, are you calling matter one?
04:55
That's affirmative.
04:56
Can you keep your apparatus spotted to its best advantage? Assist engine one, investigate the second floor.
05:06
Second floor, assist engine one with investigating.
05:12
Command, engine one.
05:15
Go ahead.
05:18
We've located it.
05:19
It's going to be in the kitchen on the first floor,
05:22
some kind of small electrical fire.
05:25
We're going to hit it with dry chem.
05:31
Copy, is there any possibility of spread?
05:37
Negative. Right now it looks isolated to just a single prep station unit.
05:42
It's a little small fire.
05:47
Are you comfortable with yourselves in Ladder 1 to continue the incident?
05:53
Yeah,
05:54
that'll be far as.
06:06
Cancel the assignment with the exception of Battalion 1, Engine 1, and Ladder 1.
06:22
Ladder one from command.
06:27
Disregard your current assignment, go down to the first floor and assist engine one with any ventilation needs they might have.
06:39
We'll take that for you all.
06:43
Appreciate it.
06:46
Comtee advised to engine 13, you're taking this at the center.
06:53
We are, thank you.
07:01
Stand engine one.
07:04
Go ahead.
07:08
We put the fire out,
07:10
unplug the units.
07:12
We're probably going to need a fan in here for a little bit of ventilation and a key holder.
07:18
Copy latter ones on the way to assist with that.
07:28
Can we get a key holder en route, please?
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
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