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Electrical outlet caused small fire at apartment building, Buffalo NY

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Harrison Ave, Buffalo, NY 14223

According to the dispatch call, a small fire started in an electrical outlet at an apartment building near Harrison Avenue between Loretta and Parker streets. The item plugged into the outlet melted and smoked. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire in the wall.

Audio|Heard on: Amherst and Tonawanda Police and Fire Departments
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Transcript:
00:00
361 Harrison Ave near Harrison between Loretta and Parker.
00:05
Plain reports they had an item plugged in an outlet that melted.
00:09
It was smoking, however they did not see any fire.
00:29
Elwood, an alarm of fire.
00:32
361 Harrison Ave,
00:34
361 Harrison near Harrison between Loretta and Parker.
00:38
A complaint woke up to an item that was plugged into their outlet,
00:43
was melting and smoking.
00:45
However, they did not see any fire.
00:46
Your timeout, (number withheld).
00:54
near Loretta and Parker.
00:56
I don't plug into an outlet that melted.
00:59
It was melted.
01:02
(number withheld).
01:08
We're all right now having to see here.
01:20
East Amers Squad 4, EMS.
01:23
It's 12 coachman's corks, be off of Wellingtonwood Drive.
01:27
For a 75-year-old male, having a seizure.
01:30
250 Amherst fire.
01:36
Responding.
01:38
Responding.
01:41
This is 7-1, responding.
01:43
Twin City coming from Mapleon Transit.
01:45
Go on.
01:48
401A, Colvin Clark.
01:50
King Tom David, 305.
02:14
60.
02:16
All fire in the wall, the wall is the outlet.
02:20
Fire is out now.
02:21
Let's hold the spot 5 on.
02:28
Squad 5 are to continue at (number withheld).
02:32
The squad 5 are on location (number withheld) hours.

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Harrison Ave, Buffalo, NY 14223

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