Fire crews handle smoke incident near Smith St, East Lyme CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and EMS units in East Lyme responded to a possible structure fire near Smith Street after reports of a house filling with smoke from a wood stove. The caller evacuated, and crews investigated, finding no visible flames. The incident appeared to involve smoke being forced back into the chimney due to wind conditions. Responders worked on ventilating the structure and cooling down the stove.
Audio|Heard on: East Lyme/Montville Fire/EMS
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02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Possible structure fire, near Smith Street.
00:12
Station B, attention East Lyme Fire, East Lyme EMS.
00:15
Could you respond to a possible structure fire?
00:18
Near Smith Street.
00:20
The caller reporting the house is filling with smoke from the wood stove.
00:24
Caller was advised to evacuate.
00:26
That station be repeating, attention all East Lyme Fire and East Lyme EMS.
00:30
Could you respond to a possible structure fire near Smith Street for a house filling with smoke from the wood stove.
00:38
Caller advised to evacuate.
00:46
Keep going to that, Elena.
00:51
Two hundred up.
00:58
Eleven respond.
01:07
Eleven, I'm.
01:08
Forty-five responding.
01:11
Twenty-five responding.
01:12
Responding units, I'm showing hydrants at the corner of Smith and Lincoln, and then in front of seventy-two Smith.
01:24
ACP 100 responding.
01:28
E100 responding.
01:35
Eleven on scene, two-story wood structure.
01:38
Nothing showing from the outside.
01:39
Investigating.
01:42
Eleven on scene, nothing showing from the exterior.
01:46
Two-story woods.
01:47
Investigating.
01:48
This is station B38.
01:53
B38.
01:55
We're getting back down to the chimney due to the wind.
01:59
We're working on cleaning it out and we'll be ventilating.
02:02
Could you also send a police officer to the scene, please?
02:07
Green Steve, B38 reporting a back up due to the wind will be cooling down the stove and evacuating the smoke starting at 55.
02:22
25, you can pull it behind the engine.
02:24
We're going to need some fans.
02:28
Acknowledged.
02:37
100 on scene.
02:45
21's on scene.
02:48
Team 25 are on scene.
02:52
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Smith St, Niantic, CT 06357
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