Investigation finds portable heater caused haze in townhome, Atlanta GA
Fire crews responded to a report of smoke or electrical issue at a two-story townhome near Morningside Pl. They found a light haze and elevated carbon monoxide caused by a portable gas heater and a blown fuse. The area was ventilated and gas supply was turned off before crews returned to service.
Audio|Source: Atlanta Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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The engine 29 is going to be on scene. It's going to be near Morningside Pl.
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Got a two-story town home. Got no sign of smoke or fire. We're going to be out investigating.
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Ready to receive, 22, 4 hours.
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Truck 9 radio. We're out on field of engine 29.
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Investigating.
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Ready to receive, 22, 04 hours.
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Engine 19 is going to be on scene, level 1 staging.
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Okay, see.
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Engine 29 is going to be command.
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All units can stage out on Lake so we figure out what's going on.
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Engine 19 sitting on a water source.
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Yeah, I just think I'm saying.
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Off to the furniture heater and the stove.
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We remain on stage to we tent the apartment and release carbon outside of the apartment unit.
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We have sufficient parts for me inside.
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We allow us my back to service.
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Receive, 22.05 hours.
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Engine 19, command Vifies, we have a positive water source.
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Enter and I receive.
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There's going to be no smoke or fire dislocated. It sounds like a burnt live fuse.
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Engine 18 Radio.
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Go ahead.
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Engine 18 has been released by truck for each ovation of air.
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Receive. This virus. 22306 hours.
01:45
Hey, I know you're investigating, you sound like telling you think of the blown fuse, is that correct?
01:58
That's Affirno. We do 360, it smells like a light haze in there. There's no smoke or fire at this location right now.
02:04
We're investigating right now with Troopoonine. We'll have us.
02:12
Our gas here, they have a like special heater, portable heater inside the apartment complex those hooks up the gas.
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They were not operational,
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but it didn't have gas lines on for them. We cut the gas off.
02:24
We already had readings about 60 parts of million in our department.
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So we're just running out ventilated and out. You just need to get back to come back to a service check on the lines and stuff.
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We see.
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Engine 219 is down third.
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Go ahead.
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There's going to be smoke, smell, dissipating. It looks like it's going to be a drunk fuse. There's going to be no extension flames. We can handle with this truck 2-9 engine 29. Okay,
02:58
Steve, factory radio.
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Cancel all units when this company going off now and show the factory in service.
03:05
All right to receive. Okay,
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11th, 10th,
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10th, 10th, 7th, Battalion 15, Battalion 3, Battalion 6, grown, 1, squad 4, return of service, company 29 Knihnehaw, 4, truck 11, truck 11, truck 15,
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Italian, Italian, Title 3, Battalion 6, drone 1, squad 4, return service.
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Thomas, 22, 11.
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He received.
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Thank you for service.
03:38
Yeah, no third service.
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It's a tour radio.
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Okay.
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Video, um, did that I guess what I did with ETA, around physical attention.
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I mean, for an hour.
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Receive radio.
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20 is all seen that's good.
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Receiving the 22nd hours.
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Go ahead.
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I've been leaving the scene with the resident.
04:17
Yes, the resident.
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They're going to be waiting on arrival of this location.
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Cut the gas off to the unit.
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Sure, correctional back service.
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All right, 22 for you now.
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Location mentioned:
Near Morningside Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
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