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Electrical fire contained at apartment buildingLouisville KY

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S 18th St, Louisville, KY 40203

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible bathroom fire at an apartment near South 18th Street in Louisville. Upon arrival, firefighters found that the incident involved an electrical fan motor fire and contained it without further damage. Multiple engines and trucks were dispatched, and the situation was brought under control.

Audio|Heard on: Jefferson KY Fire-Talk Group Calls
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
An update to a tree fire.
00:02
Apartment.
00:04
Truck 117, you're on scene.
00:06
Near South 18th Street.
00:07
Three-story mixed apartment building area, nothing showing.
00:11
Engine 17, truck one on scene.
00:14
Multi-story apartment building, nothing showing.
00:17
The caller is in apartment (number withheld).
00:24
Engine 17, engine six, engine two, engine 22, truck one, truck four, battalion one responding on a residential structure fire near South 18th Street, apartment (number withheld).
00:35
On a report that the bathroom is on fire.
00:40
You're evacuating the structure.
00:41
Turn now to (number withheld).
00:43
Engine two is on scene.
00:46
Engine, be on scene (number withheld).
00:50
Engine two, stand by hydrant.
00:52
Stand by this hydrant (number withheld).
00:56
Engines on scene.
00:59
Engines on scene at (number withheld).
01:03
Engine 22 is on scene and by hydrant.
01:08
Engine 22 standing by hydrant at (number withheld).
01:14
One of the times this can be an electrical fan motor fire.
01:20
Copy, truck one didn't feel that.
01:24
All is responding or at service.
01:27
Engine 17 can handle an electrical fire in a fan on arrival.
01:34
All units responding to near South 18th Street in service.

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S 18th St, Louisville, KY 40203

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