Smoke seen near basement electrical outlet on Maples Rd, Fort Wayne IN
Fire & ArsonFirefighters investigated an electrical smell and possible smoke at a residence near Maples Rd in Fort Wayne. They checked the house including attic and basement. Smoke was seen near an electrical outlet on the side of the house, but no fire or arson was confirmed. No breakers were tripped or melted. The attic and basement were cleared with no other issues found.
Audio|Source: Allen County Fire
06:33
Transcript:
00:00
Not finding anything on the first go around. I'm going to go upstairs and make sure there's nothing up above.
00:07
Clear. First floor is then checked, going to the attic, checking that area.
00:19
The first four is clear.
00:26
Clear on the first floor being clear now.
00:32
Take 14 responding crew, too.
00:34
Take 14, clear.
00:38
Also be advised the smell is structural in nature, so,
00:48
but it's not exposing itself right now.
00:54
Okay, I should be having Union 101's just a block away. I'll have them bring the tick into the basement.
01:06
Clear.
01:10
I believe with them on the scene, you can level three, everybody else.
01:15
Angel 101 going on scene, going on top's 11.
01:18
Okay. Andrew 101, Claire, I'm saying. Okay.
01:24
Maple's Road command.
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Engine 101 is on the scene now.
01:30
Let's go ahead and level 3 our body at this time.
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Claire, level 3 at this time.
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All apparatus responding.
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(number withheld) Maples Road go level 3 at this time. Level 3 at this time. 1.1.
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2, you're going to private basement.
01:51
Truck 57, let me on please.
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Truck 57, clear, on scene.
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355 is clear, level 3.
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In.
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555, click.
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Engine 325, click.
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Engine 312.
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Engine 312.
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Engine 312.
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Agent 312.
02:30
Go ahead for 312.
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Your traffic car now.
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312 is level 3.
02:44
Clear level 3.3.
02:54
Dispatch to Command, you're at 10 minutes.
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Okay, I'm quick Tim as you can just continue the warnings.
03:07
Time clear.
03:11
Command of Fire 102, have you found anything yet?
03:18
Command from 101A.
03:20
Nothing found yet. We've got the image are out.
03:26
Okay, I'm clear.
03:35
The owner's advising that the plug in the PA corner of the house showed some electrical spark. I'm going to check that area.
03:51
Okay, they're also a has to might check the breakers, too, see if any tripped.
04:05
Interior Fire 102,
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direct.
04:11
(name withheld),
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go to the D-A corner, the D-A corner.
04:19
There's an electrical outlet that goes up on the D side of the corner that's showing possible electrical shorts.
04:32
Okay,
04:34
I got Klepper over there now.
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Fire 102, driver 57.
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Driver 57 to Fire 102,
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go ahead.
05:00
We have smoke coming out of the Alpha Delta side.
05:10
Down in the basement?
05:13
Attic.
05:22
Command from interior basement.
05:27
Go ahead, basement.
05:30
Checking all the breakers now.
05:32
They have half new breakers and half of the old circle breakers.
05:35
I'm not saying anything tripped or melted or anything in the breaker panels.
05:42
Okay, clear.
05:43
They're going up for the attic now.
05:45
Fire one or two, can you get with the attic crew and verify what's going on?
05:51
Yeah, we're trying to get to the attic now.
05:57
Okay, they just went up in the garage attic. I don't know if that's going to be the whole attic or there's two separate.
06:08
The tick is only showing 55 on all the breaker panels and down here.
06:13
We're not finding any other problems than that.
06:16
Okay, clear.
06:26
The attic's clear at this time.
06:32
Clear on the attic being cleared.
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Location mentioned:
Near Maples Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46816
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