Fire alarms and smoke reported at apartment complex, Turlock CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at the Avena Bella Apartments near West Linwood Avenue in Turlock after several calls reported alarms and smoke from the first-floor laundry room. Fire and rescue units arrived on scene and began evacuation and investigation. No active fire was found at the time of the report.
Audio|Heard on: Turlock Police and Fire, CA State University Police
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03:39
Transcript:
00:00
32 and Engine 31, commercial fire alarm, Avena Bella Apartments near West Linwood Avenue.
00:09
N, Engine 31, commercial fire alarm, Avena Bella Apartments.
00:15
Near West Linwood Avenue.
00:22
Three two responding.
00:27
Copy, squad three two responding.
00:34
Engine 34 and Battalion 4, potential structure fire, Avena Bella Apartments near West Linwood Avenue.
00:44
Engine 34 and Battalion 4, potential structure fire, Avena Bella Apartments near West Linwood Avenue.
00:55
Thirty-four responding.
00:58
Copy thirty-four responding.
01:03
Do us respond.
01:05
Copy thirty-one responding.
01:15
I copy squad thirty-two, engine thirty-one, battalion four, and engine thirty-four responding to a potential structure fire near West Linwood Avenue.
01:24
Again, it's Avena Bella near West Linwood.
01:28
We received multiple calls about fire alarms going off.
01:31
The alarm company advised it's from the first floor laundry room smoke detector and one caller reports smelling smoke.
01:55
Squad 32 is at scene.
01:58
Three-story apartment building.
02:01
You have an alarm sounding.
02:02
It looks like the building is being evacuated.
02:05
Cap 32 will assume Linwood IC, investigating.
03:16
I've got the property manager meeting on the west end of the F building.
03:25
They said the fire alarm panel for this building is located over there.
03:32
See if we can silence the alarm and possibly get a reset.
03:36
We're not finding any source as of right now.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Linwood Ave, Turlock, CA 95380
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