Small crock-pot fire sparks smoke on Olympia fourth floor, Olympia WA
Fire & ArsonA crock-pot cord sparked a small electrical fire in an Olympia apartment, causing smoke on the fourth floor and prompting concern. Fire crews ventilated the area and confirmed safety, canceling extra units.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. The fourth floor,
00:03
barely have a haze of smoke in the hallway on floor four.
00:06
Smell of smoke, we're continuing to investigate.
00:09
Do we have a unit number?
00:15
That's a negative, just reports of smoke on the fourth floor.
00:37
We, it's in Unit 417.
00:39
We're talking to the resident now.
00:41
You can hold off on, but there's no units.
00:43
Maybe one of them can check the panel.
01:02
Yeah, can you go check the panel and see what that's reading? If that's 4-4, if we have anything else that's coming from that.
01:29
Engine four from command.
01:39
Yeah, it looks like we're going to be able to handle this with Medic4, Aid 4, yourself,
01:45
and maybe truck one engine one, and I'm going to return everybody else if you're good with that.
02:00
We are in 417 now, no fire, no smoke,
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condition 1.
02:07
We're just going to make sure it's ventilated.
02:14
Copy that, 417, no smoke, no fire, you're saying this is condition 1, and you might need some ventilation.
02:33
Can you investigate the third floor for me?
02:43
Engine one, truck one, you guys can cancel, thanks.
04:01
This was a crock pot that caught fire or just smoked.
04:05
We're going to check the adjacent units.
04:09
But yeah, we got no fire.
04:11
We're good here.
04:15
Crock-pot cord that caught fire.
04:18
You're going to check the adjacent units and I'll cancel 18-0-4's assignment.
04:53
Okay, the alarm panel is just saying ground fault.
04:58
That's a permanent positive ground fault in trouble.
05:04
You guys can return.
05:24
Yeah, apartment in question was 417.
05:29
There's no fire, only smoke caused from an extension cord.
05:32
Engine 4 is going to remain on scene for a few minutes longer.
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