Smoke alarm caused by dryer issue in apartment building, Hartford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 06:37 PM

Near Morris St, Hartford, CT 06114

Fire units responded to alarms at an apartment building near Morris St. Investigation found smoke caused by a problem with a dryer in the laundry room. No fire or danger was present, and units cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Hartford Fire Department

02:16

Transcript:

00:00

I took everybody wanted to donate engine 15, letter 2, tack 1, and District 1 near Morris St. You have alarms activated in the building.

00:08

You crossers are Congress and Dean and you'll be on incident 1.

00:16

File on ladder 5. We're clear. 622, nothing found.

00:19

We'll take near Morris St.

00:21

You can add us for the assignment.

00:25

I copy.

00:27

Ms.

00:31

Cavendantle 1 is an 8 to 15, ladder 2, letter 5, tack 1, and District 1. Near Morris, you have alarms activated in the building. Your assignment is going to be incident 1.

00:42

Letter 3, fire alarm.

00:45

Ladder 3.0.

00:48

We have L and I dispatch this location. We have water egress into possible electrical fixtures.

00:58

I copy a lot of three.

01:05

July 3, half hour ETA, Illinois.

01:12

Top working.

01:18

Angel, while we're on, so you got a three-story brick residential act, by it doesn't show us this time.

01:22

We're out checking one from now command.

01:25

Talfour one.

01:30

District 1, Phoenix, and near Morris St Command.

01:34

District 1. District 1, Phoenix, Command, and near Morris.

01:40

Section 1, Command.

01:43

Go ahead, 1.

01:45

Yeah, activated smoke detector in the laundry room.

01:48

A possible problem with a dryer.

01:51

No smorgifier right now. He could break this down 101.

01:56

All right, we'll hold you with the first two truck.

02:04

District 1 fire alarm. Engine 1 is reporting a problem with the dryer. We're going to hold engine 1 and the first 2 truck only.

02:11

Dismiss the balance. District 1 is available.

02:14

For District 1, you're back on line, 2145.

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