Fire reported at Westlake Apartments, residents evacuate, St. Petersburg FL


Firefighters are responding to a confirmed fire at Westlake Apartments near 38th St N. Fire alarms are sounding and smoke is reported near Unit 2. Residents are evacuating the building.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Fire attack echo, truck 4, engine 4, and confirmed structure fire was like apartment near 38th St N Grid 640A, Truck 4, Engine 4, Fire Attack Echo[1].
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This is an engine for, truck 4, responding.
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Showing all units responding via NBC.
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You're responding out for an unconfirmed structure fire at the Westlake apartment, near 38th St N, Bridge 640A, Unit 2[2] at that location.
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The reporting parties stated the fire alarm is going off smelled like smoke by Unit 2[2] and the reporting party is evacuating at this time.
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That's all I have at this time.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire Attack Echo: Confirmed structure fire
[2]
Unit 2: Specific location within apartment complex
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Location mentioned:
Near 38th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
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