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Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at a three-story apartment building in Austin, Texas, and identified a burnt battery as the source. Evacuations were conducted, but no further action was needed after the situation was assessed.

Smoke From Burnt Battery in Apartment

 Received. Thanks. Keep the channel as long as you like.

Engine 53 from Fire Dispatch. Go ahead, 53. Do you need us to continue monitoring? That's a negative. Received. Thanks. Keep the channel as long as you like. Received.

Firefighters have resolved the situation and monitoring is no longer needed.

 Command to 53 driver, we found a burnt up battery in our bedroom downstairs on the carpet.

 Command received, truck 36 you guys can cancel, we got it from here.

Command to 53 driver, we found a burnt up battery in our bedroom downstairs on the carpet. Command received, truck 36 you guys can cancel, we got it from here. Truck 36 received, will be cancelled.

Firefighters identified a burnt battery as the smoke source. Additional units have been canceled.

 We've got a light haze in the apartment.

 She said it was coming out of her vents.

 It doesn't seem to be coming from there.

 We're going to check some other apartments.

 We're not finding the source, but it doesn't seem to be getting worse.

Truck 36, this is command. Go ahead. We've got a light haze in the apartment. She said it was coming out of her vents. We checked the A.C., though. It doesn't seem to be coming from there. We're going to check some other apartments. We're not finding the source, but it doesn't seem to be getting worse. Truck 36, you're safe.

Firefighters report a light haze in the apartment but have not found the smoke source yet.

Engine 53 is out, assuming command on Fire TAC 205. We have a three-story apartment building with a pitched roof. Nothing showing from the exterior. We have people evacuated. We'll be in investigated mode.

 Engine 53 out, assuming command on F TAC 205. Three-story apartment building with a pitched roof. People evacuating. Nothing showing out.

Engine 53 is out, assuming command on Fire TAC 205. We have a three-story apartment building with a pitched roof. Nothing showing from the exterior. We have people evacuated. We'll be in investigated mode. Engine 53 out, assuming command on F TAC 205. Three-story apartment building with a pitched roof. People evacuating. Nothing showing out.

Firefighters are investigating smoke reports in a three-story apartment building. Evacuations are underway.

Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm on F-TAC 205 in ESB 11, ST 30, 3600 East Lauder Lane, building 2, apartment 2111 is the caller at Capitol View Flats Apartments.

 States there's a whitish smoke coming from her vents and her fire alarm was going off.

 Opened the windows, it's not going off anymore.

Attention fire department, we have a steel box alarm on F-TAC 205 in ESB 11, ST 30, 3600 East Lauder Lane, building 2, apartment 2111 is the caller at Capitol View Flats Apartments. States there's a whitish smoke coming from her vents and her fire alarm was going off. Opened the windows, it's not going off anymore. Truck 36, Engine 53.

First responders are responding to a 911 report of smoke coming from vents in an apartment.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 3600 E Slaughter Ln.

Smoke From Burnt Battery in Apartment

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