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Fire crews investigate smoke odor in apartment

Heard on: Washington DC District of Columbia Fire-Tac Group Calls
01:46
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Local alarm Engines 9, 11, and 4, truck nine battalion four AMR 73 responding for the smell of smoke on the 6th floor (number withheld) 16th street northwest cross of Crescent Place.
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16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Fire crews responded to reports of a smoke smell on the fifth and sixth floors of an eight-story apartment building near 16th Street Northwest. They checked the building, found no visible fire, and traced the odor to cooking. Units then held their positions and no fire was confirmed.

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