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Odor of burning plastic causes evacuation in residential basement, Westport CT

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 06:22 AM

N Bulkley Ave, Westport, CT 06880

According to the dispatch call, responders were dispatched to a residence near Bulkley Avenue North for an inside odor of burning plastic and a slight haze in the basement. Residents were advised to evacuate after opening the windows.

Audio|Heard on: Westport Fire

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01:35

Transcript:

00:00

Bus 4-2, Engine 5, standby for an inside odor, near Bulkley Avenue North.

00:11

Engine 5, truck 1, car 3.

00:18

Engine 5, truck 1, car 3.

00:21

Operate on fire ground 1.

00:23

Inside odor residential.

00:25

Near Bulkley Avenue north between Palmieri Road and Fairport Road odor of burning plastic with a slight haze in the basement.

00:32

Map, India 9.

00:36

Engine 5 respond.

00:42

Engine 6 from Engine 5, where's your location?

00:49

Beachside and New Creek.

00:55

Yeah, engine 6 will be taking that call as well.

00:58

We're on the post road.

01:03

Quest for a copy, engine 6 responding.

01:11

Crosters on here.

01:16

Engine 5, engine 6 truck on car 3.

01:19

Residential inside odor, near Bulkly have north from Palmieri Road to Fairport Road, MAP, India 9.

01:26

For an odor of burning plastic with a slight haze in the basement,

01:31

the resident had opened the windows and they were advised to evacuate, operate on fire ground 1.

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Location mentioned:

N Bulkley Ave, Westport, CT 06880

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