Smoke in stairwell of South Charleston apartment building, South Charleston WV
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke in the stairwell of an apartment building near Kenna Drive, South Charleston. The smoke smelled like chemicals and burning plastic. No active fire was found and no smoke was visible outside. A 75-year-old resident experienced shortness of breath, possibly related to the smoke.
Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Station 50, possible structure fire.
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South Charleston.
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Station 50, Your Spong, with truck 5thewan.
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The area 6th, near Kenna Drive, near Kenna Drive,
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housing the stairwell and the apartment building is full of smoke. Channel over to South Charleston time, not 10.30?
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23 and Ralph?
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1030.
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Okay, I'm saying.
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Oh, 1030.
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Station 50 off duty, reports station, on duty, and running out to Toucher Alston for a possible fire.
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Engine 652, 651, 650, possible structure fire, near Kenna Drive.
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Cars vise and stairway.
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Sterewell's full of smoke, smells like chemicals and burning plastic.
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I'm out, 1031.
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The engine board is up.
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Truck 4 is out.
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Copy engine on truck 4? Truck 4. Yeah.
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Tief. T633's out.
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Dave. Sam.
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Table, 1031.
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561 is out.
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Copy 561.
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561.
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There is no smoke on the exterior in the building.
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Copy no smoke on exterior.
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Statement is 21 ,000, 322, they're clearing out back there.
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That's cool.
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Noted Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1032.
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Form 30 on there.
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Guys, there's a lot of smoke in the stairwell, but you haven't determined source?
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Minimal smoke, still trying to figure out where it's coming from.
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104. Minimal smoke in the stairwell, still trying to locate source.
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Sweet 102,
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shortness of breath, a 75-year-old now.
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That's her a 650's arriving on the scene. There's nothing showing from the A or G side.
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Be out to investigate McKinidad draft command.
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We're copy.
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One-one-pity, assistant.
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Damn.
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DECIS back in service.
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Go on.
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4041, 1034.
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Copy. Copy.
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Let me go ahead.
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531-418 alpha.
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929 for a 2012 10 chattian paula road or two a new health subject
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red harold Dunbar expires 5 of 26
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stable
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go you got light smoke in apartment apartment 131 no fire located
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No compartment 131, no fire show in 1036.
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Location mentioned:
Near Kenna Dr, South Charleston, WV 25309
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