Strong burning smell in lobby of Deluxe Building, Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to the Deluxe Building lobby at 800 Locust St due to a strong burning smell. No flames or smoke were visible, but a haze and rubber odor were detected. The source is under investigation with no active fire found.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Fire/EMS
05:24
Transcript:
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DC1, DC2, engines 1, 2 and 4, medics 1 and 4, trucks 1 and 6, all apparatus, structure, fire, 800 locust, 800 locusts, get on a structure, response 3 on fire 5, timeout 20102.
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6,
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48,
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Kingman Boulevard on a sick person.
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Medic 5, response 1, channel 2, 10 out 2103.
00:30
DC-1, DC2, our responding apparatus, Fireground 5, 800 Locust.
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800 Locust Street on the structure fires will be the Deluxe Building.
00:40
Caller advises a strong smell of smoke on the lobby floor.
00:43
No flames or no smoke seen, but they can definitely smell something burning.
00:48
Winders southeast at 3.5 miles per hour. Locust, correction.
00:54
Nice and out.
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SmashMedic 5. I'll have you go to Channel 2 for update.
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Commercial structure.
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Nothing showing from the exterior.
01:12
DC1 will have Commanded 1. Make an investigation.
01:18
Copy. DC1 has Command 5-story commercial, nothing showing.
01:24
NG1's arrived. We'll go to the panel.
01:27
Copy, NG1 on the panel.
01:33
24 is arrived on scene stage.
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Copy. Two-four is on scene.
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Copy. Copy.
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Side's drive.
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Copy.
01:59
You have one for commands.
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Go ahead for commands.
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You can slow the incoming units at this point.
02:16
Just to copy that slower incoming units, not on scene.
02:20
If dispatch copy is all uprights non-see and consular response.
02:28
The FTC on the east side of the building.
02:35
Probably each one that was FDC on the east side of the building. Okay,
02:43
Joan, what do you need in there?
02:49
We're trying to figure out if there's an odor here. There's no active alarms going off or anything.
02:54
There's somebody that they smelled smoke.
02:57
So we're just investigating right now.
03:04
This is from command. Penel or Brad, it's not on the scene back in service.
03:12
Copy anybody not on scene of this structure. Again, not on-scene in the structure, 800 locusts can go back in service.
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This is going to be handled by Lexington 1 and June 4, Medi-4 and Truck 1. Everybody else can go back in.
03:26
Command for NG-1.
03:31
Go ahead.
03:34
I think station one can handle it. I think you send everybody else back right now.
03:41
Just let you copy that.
03:45
Introduce available on channel.
03:52
Engine 2, I have another one for you. Engine 2, Middick 3, (number withheld) East Walnut, (number withheld) East Walnut.
03:58
On a sick person, engine 2, minute 3, response 3, channel 2. Time on 21.9.
04:07
Engine 2 copies on Channel 2.
04:12
Thank you, Engine 2. Since you're pretty close, we'll give me the update now. It's (number withheld) East Walnut, (number withheld) East Walnut. You're going to be unit 6.
04:19
She has me with me of 46-year-old female. She's been throwing up for about 15 hours now.
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And she's not alert but she's conscious of everything.
04:31
Good problem.
04:36
I'm Angie 1 from truck one.
04:42
Go ahead.
04:46
We noticed a little bit of a haze in this western end of the lobby. Uh,
04:53
maybe the rubber smell, uh, maybe a delph on an air handler or something.
05:01
Copy. I head over that way.
05:03
The kitchen area is clear.
05:12
Hey Jim 1, go ahead.
05:15
We're about 10 minutes then. You want me to keep the timer, are we going to pause?
05:20
Eric can shut off the timer.
05:22
We're still investigating, but I don't think there's an active fire.
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Location mentioned:
Near Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
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