Possible electrical fire reported at medical center, Essex CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, an electrical fire was reported at the Wildwood Medical Center's rear building near Saybrook Road in Essex. Responders detected a burning smell and a burnt wire inside. The building was not evacuated because doctors were still seeing patients at the time.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex County Fire and EMS - Lower
Listen to dispatch call
03:22
Transcript:
00:00
My Smoltenestigation,
00:04
Possible electrical fire, near Saybrook Road.
00:15
Essex Fire,
00:17
responding near Saybrook Road.
00:20
Wildwood Medical Center, the rear building for the possible electrical fire,
00:25
burning smell within the building.
00:28
Retreating Essex Fire near Saybrook Road,
00:33
Wildwood Medical Center, the rear building for the possible electrical fire,
00:38
(number withheld).
00:44
614 to Iverton Station.
00:51
1 3 to Headquarters.
00:55
613 to Headquarters.
00:57
Valley Shore, 605 will be responding.
01:02
6.0 fire, you're responding.
01:05
Call came through the doctor's office itself, the doctor there.
01:10
This alarm tech found a burnt wire,
01:14
and they also have a small electrical running in the building.
01:18
She stated also that she was not going to evacuate the building because other doctors were seeing their patients.
01:26
6-055 has it.
01:34
6-5-6 on the ramp.
01:38
Engine 6 on the ramp.
01:39
Engine 6 on the ramp.
01:46
Engine 6, your hydro will be at the entrance to Wywood Medical Center.
01:54
Understood.
02:00
656 will be responding, driver only.
02:05
And there's six responding.
02:10
Truck one responding, driver only.
02:14
Truck one responding. Truck one responding.
02:23
6L responding, Wyoming, Iowa and Medical Center rear building.
02:34
I was sure, did they reference a specific unit within that building?
02:46
The North 4, N4,
02:50
same location as the fire alarm last evening.
02:58
The engine 2 is going to be on 2, truck 1 as well.
03:04
Roger, engine 2 on C.
03:05
Roger, engine 2 on C.
03:12
It's going to be the back building, same location as the fire alarm issue last night.
03:19
Yeah, we got somebody in the back of the building, wave at me in.
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:
Wildwood Medical Center, Essex, CT 06426
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