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Burnt pot triggers fire alarm at Towson Promenade, Towson MD

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/20/2025 04:11 AM

York Rd, Towson, MD 21204

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a possible smoke odor and fire alarm at an apartment near York Rd in Towson. The source was determined to be a burnt pot on the stove, and all units were cleared after confirming no active fire.

Audio|Heard on: Baltimore MD Fire-Tac Group Calls

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01:40

Transcript:

00:00

Engine one, truck one, engine 11, Towson Promenade.

00:04

It says apartment (number withheld), caller says smells smoke and the fire alarms going on.

00:16

And the caller said that they smell it in the bedroom.

00:21

Medics 17 to 213.

00:25

Okay,

00:27

Have you around to 213, 713.

00:31

Another one are out.

00:35

Okay medic one, I have you en route to assist. Caller reports a 24-year-old female, conscious and breathing, possibly took pills and alcohol, foaming from the mouth, left the area but is nearby.

00:58

Description withheld for privacy.

01:08

Okay.

01:09

Engine 11, 715.

01:16

Engine 1.5.

01:18

Engine to engine 11, when you're coming off of Bosley, just be there by that hydrant.

01:21

We have our other hydrant up here, off of York Road.

01:26

Okay. Okay.

01:29

Engine 1, control 1.

01:32

Go ahead.

01:34

All right, we have a burnt pot on the stove.

01:37

You can clear all units, no fan needed.

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York Rd, Towson, MD 21204

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