Electrical odor investigated at grocery store freezer area, Columbia MD
Firefighters responded to a report of an electrical smell coming from the freezer area at a Giant Food grocery store near Centre Park Dr. They checked the area with the store manager present and detected a minor electrical odor but found no signs of fire or smoke. The investigation is ongoing with no injuries reported.
Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
03:19
Transcript:
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Power 2, Battalion, to all units of status in route with the exception of safety one.
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Responding to Giant Food near Centre Park Dr, color is advising there's an electrical smell coming from the freezer area.
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And 13.
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I'm sorry to safety one.
00:21
Are you inral?
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From the safety one-arm Bravo one.
00:33
I want to have.
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9-1.
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9-1 is on location. We have our own hydrant. We're positioned by the FDC on the Alpha Bravo Corner.
00:48
One-story giant,
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nothing evident from side alpha.
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Nine-one with command.
00:55
Unable to do the 360, had the first truck to the sea and everyone else level one stage.
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Two to nine one. We'll swing around back and give you a 360.
01:06
Now I want to write.
01:08
Howard's okay, hydrant at the Alpha Bravo Corner, it's a one-story commercial nothing evidence, side Alpha, engine I'ma with command, the first truck to the scene, all others love...
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...dictive commands, restricts me around the building, nothing evidence.
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I'll go right, C2.
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...cuse our eyes.
01:36
Truck 2 on scene, South Alpha.
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Commandant truck 2.
01:44
Go ahead.
01:48
Proceeding with your crew, we're operating in Quadrant 3 with the manager right now. He's pointing out the freezer room, saying that there's a slight odor in there. We just walked in there. We do have this minor odor.
02:01
It smells electrical. We're continuing to investigate.
02:04
Command How.
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Command.
02:11
Did you copy that information?
02:15
That's right, there's a slight odor, Quadrant 3, Truck 2 to...
02:20
Come in, they're...
02:25
Cain 2 to command.
02:28
So we have a tiny 2.
02:34
You got you and Truck 2 working in there.
02:38
I can take it if that's easier for you and do you have any other additional needs in there?
02:44
That's correct, Chief. You can go ahead and take it and no additional needs, meaning.
02:51
Okay, how are you direct battalion two, assuming command,
02:54
holding on units?
02:58
That's right, battalion two now is command.
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Engine 9-1, truck to investigating.
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Now I want to come in also advised truck two that we just walked up to the second floor to look at the breakers.
03:17
We're with the manager.
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Location mentioned:
Near Centre Park Dr, Columbia, MD 21045
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