Boiler malfunction leads to chimney damage at building, Chelsea MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a boiler malfunction causing damage to the chimney venting the oil burner exhaust. The boiler was shut down as a safety measure. Property management and inspectional services were notified to repair the chimney and service the heating system.
Audio|Source: Chelsea Fire Dispatch
06:32
Transcript:
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I'm 1711.
00:03
Be advised, move to Channel 3, Channel 3, Fireground[1].
00:06
Thank you for one to Final.
00:15
Answering 4, Channel 3. Channel 3.
00:21
Engine for you're investigating the second floor.
00:24
Engine four,
00:30
you're investigating the second floor,
00:32
1730.
00:38
Orange Street Command of Parallon, Channel 2.
00:40
The alarm is answering.
00:45
The alarm is answering Orange Street Command, Orange Street Command.
00:49
I.C.2.O.O.O.O.O.O.O .O.
01:03
Inpectional services.
01:06
Has the message, 1714.
01:15
We're at 80, Everett asked, do you have a better location?
01:26
Everett, Latter 1, a fire line?
01:29
We're off without Air Agent 1.
01:34
Everett, Ladder 1, Your On Steam, 1714.
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Aged want to file up?
01:44
I was answering engine one.
01:48
On scene, sent forthright.
01:54
1715.
02:00
I'm calling EMS unit to ADE Aberde, the advised police are on scene.
02:15
Hey, Pirate. Engine 4 to engine 3.
02:20
300.
02:25
We checked out the basement first and second floor, nothing on the south stairwell.
02:30
We're on the third floor. We're going to walk over to the north still wall.
02:42
Command. Command answer it.
02:46
I was able to confirm that compromised chimney is the one venting the oil fire burner.
02:53
So we get the boiler shut down.
02:55
I just talked to property management.
02:57
I told them we're going to have to keep that shut down until they repair the chimney and service the heating system.
03:05
Yeah,
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absolutely. Do we have any readings, CO readings in the building?
03:11
All 1 to 1 alpha. One alpha.
03:18
Can you meet me on the third floor at the meter?
03:26
Commandant Tauau, are you getting any reading with your thermal imaging camera?
03:33
I'm just getting a little tea out of that chimney because it's the one that's vent in the heating system. All the other three chimneys are at like 75 degrees. So I think this is the only one in use and it's the only one that's damaged up in the attic.
03:49
That's as well.
03:54
That's right.
03:57
Yeah, that's correct.
04:05
Did we have anything in the firebox down in the furnace?
04:12
On the second floor.
04:16
I mean the boiler needs a service but I think otherwise it was functional, just not venting properly.
04:21
But I had it, I shut it down at the service switch.
04:25
Okay, have the message.
04:29
Command 2, matter 2. Matter 2.
04:35
Are you able to back out of there or can you go forward?
04:42
Yep, we'll make it up and get out.
04:48
Arch Street, Commander Fire alarm, Channel 2.
04:51
Answer and Command Channel 2.
04:54
We believe we've had a boiler malfunction with no extension.
05:03
We do believe we have a hole in the chimney up in the attic space.
05:09
We're going to need special services.
05:13
Property management is on scene and they're going to have to get their plumber for service as well. I want to get this checked out.
05:21
I'm going to release ladder too.
05:24
Maryland has the message you're releasing ladder 2. I am on the phone with ISD.
05:29
They're inquiring are you requesting a plumbing inspector, building inspector both.
05:38
Anyport to clear.
05:40
I just send me, Paul.
05:43
This is precaution. A, I got a plumbing issue here with the upurn.
05:47
And then a question on this chimney.
05:53
The message 1719.
06:01
The correct address on this is near Orange St.
06:08
Thank you.
06:11
Time has the message near Orange St, 1720.
06:26
We're clear of Orange Street in service.
06:31
Orange Street in service, 1720.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fireground: On-scene tactical operations channel
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Location mentioned:
Near Orange St, Chelsea, MA 02150
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