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Light smoke at hospital construction caused by construction dustWichita KS

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Main Entrance, 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214

Fire units responded to light smoke above the children's wings at a hospital construction area near Hillside St. Investigation showed the smoke was caused by sheetrock dust from construction, not an actual fire. The situation was brought under control without damage.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Tac 1-7
02:59
Transcript:
00:00
The squad port is going to take initial command here. Engine 5 is investigating 4-2 above the children's wings.
00:07
Right now we're staged on hillside.
00:11
Command from engine 5, we do have light smoke.
00:14
Coming from a storage facility room onto, it looks electrical.
00:23
After that, you say light snow is possibly coming from electrical rooms.
00:27
What kind of assistance and supplies you need to bring you up there?
00:34
We need to be a truck company inside to help us try to locate this.
00:39
They're saying that this whole air handler system is tied together on two, so we're trying to locate
00:45
where the actual source is coming from.
00:50
Copy that. As soon as we get a truck up in the on scene, I'll send them up, assist with you on investigation on 4-2.
00:57
Send 4.
01:02
Squad 14 from Battalion 3.
01:05
Go ahead and investigate with engine 5. I'll take command.
01:10
I'm about on scene.
01:14
Copy that.
01:16
We'll go and investigate with engine 5.
01:20
And engine 9.
01:24
We'll go up and assist with investigation. We'll take up a water cam.
01:30
Engine 9, 104.
01:36
Engine 9 when you face-to-face with the other cruise investigating. See if we can locate a property rep that knows what's going on, too.
01:45
Ken 4.
01:48
Command, truck 3 is on scene.
01:51
Engine 5, truck 3, our best access on the west side.
01:58
Farmative, off of Wesley,
02:00
or sorry, off Hillside.
02:09
infrastructure and speed OV will have them to stage out here with you.
02:17
And also engine 9, I'm going to leave my driver out to assist with water supply.
02:23
Command engine 5, we're under control.
02:30
Command is 10-4 under control at Wesley Medical Center.
02:34
We'll hold the engine 5, you can, we'll also clear tack.
02:40
Yeah, 104, this is actually going to just be shierock dust from construction.
02:46
Check for.
02:55
Attack 1, Clearantack 1, situation under control at 1516.

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Location mentioned:
Main Entrance, 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214

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