Fire crews investigate electrical odor in apartment, West Hartford CT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in West Hartford investigated a reported electrical burning odor inside an apartment of a three-story residential building near Starkel Road. No smoke or flames were present, and maintenance staff confirmed no active fire. Thermal imaging revealed minor heat differences near wiring, which crews continued to monitor.
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Transcript:
00:00
Ladder four is on location.
00:02
Three-story residential apartment building, nothing evident from the exterior.
00:05
Ladder four is out checking, has command.
00:09
Received ladder four on location.
00:10
Three-story residential, nothing showing.
00:12
Ladder four's out checking in command at (number withheld).
00:16
Squad 4 to responding units,
00:18
We're investigating an odor of burning in an apartment.
00:22
Maintenance is confirming no smoke or fire.
00:26
Call 4 has the update.
00:29
21 on scene.
00:31
12 is on scene.
00:34
Car four is on scene.
00:37
(number withheld).
00:39
Ladder four to car four, we do have a slight odor of electrical burning in an apartment.
00:43
Again, no smoke, no fire.
00:45
We're continuing to investigate.
00:48
And ladder four to 4A.
00:51
Four A.
00:53
Are you able to make contact with the occupant? The maintenance person says they might be waiting out front.
01:01
I don't see anything out here.
01:04
22,
01:07
Keep it right there.
01:08
Keep the traffic coming in your block.
01:11
22 copy.
01:14
Engine 2 is on scene at the hydrant, near Starkel Road.
01:17
We're going to block this way too, chief.
01:20
(number withheld).
01:24
Engine 2 from 4A, we've got a hydrant right in front of the building here.
01:31
Received.
01:33
Squad one's on scene, 20 to move up.
01:35
Let's scoot in.
01:38
Oh wait.
01:40
Car four, can you come to the main entrance?
01:43
Received.
01:45
Ladder four from 4B.
01:48
Got it.
01:51
Put the thermal imager on that outlet in the bathroom above the sink, and there is a little bit of a heat difference going up the wall.
01:58
There seems to track with the wiring for it.
02:01
We can't get behind it currently with the drywall.
02:05
Received.
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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:
Starkel Rd, West Hartford, CT 06117
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