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Smoke from cooking triggers alarm near Tunnel Rd, Asheville NC

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Kenilworth Knolls, Asheville, NC 28805

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fire alarm near Tunnel Road in the Kenilworth Knolls area of Asheville. Ladder 8 investigated at a three-story apartment complex and found smoke from cooking. The situation was determined to be a pot left on the stove, and no actual fire occurred.

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02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, Ladder 8, Engine 9, Squad 1, Tanker 12.
00:05
near Tunnel Road.
00:07
Fire alarm.
00:09
Battalion 1, Ladder 8, Engine 9, Squad 1, Tanker 12.
00:18
Kenilworth Knolls and Buckstone Place.
00:22
Communications from Ladder 8.
00:25
Go ahead, Ladder 8.
00:29
Ladder 8 on scene of a three-story apartment building.
00:32
Nothing showing from three sides.
00:34
Ladder 8 will be out for investigation and offensive strategy.
00:40
Ladder 801 with tenor tower rope.
00:46
Copy Ladder 8, out of the three-story apartment complex.
00:48
Nothing showing from the exterior.
01:30
Copy. Ladder is investigating an apartment room.
02:10
Yeah, there's no fire here.
02:13
There is smoke in the apartment.
02:14
Cancel the rest; Ladder 8 is ventilating the apartment.
02:22
All units except Ladder 8 may return to service.
02:32
No, it's just a pot on the stove.

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Location mentioned:
Kenilworth Knolls, Asheville, NC 28805

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