Odor of gas prompts school evacuation in Coventry, Coventry RI
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire alarm and a gas odor were reported at a school library in Coventry, Rhode Island. The entire building was evacuated. Fire crews investigated and found the smell was caused by aerosol spray near the air return vent. No gas leak was detected.
Audio|Heard on: Central Coventry Fire
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04:51
Transcript:
00:00
That's a quarter-bottom to get the box here?
00:03
That's a negative engine for myself and 61, who's here in the office,
00:09
advised the SRO to pull the hook at least to evacuate the building.
00:13
Because all they said we were to do is evacuate the library and we advise them to evacuate the entire building.
00:18
Not sure if it's been done.
00:26
Receive then 7.
00:27
You want to pull that pull station when you get in there? We'll go to a compound short side.
00:45
7-a-file-up.
00:51
You have an odor of what seems to be gas in the library.
00:59
Just advise enter the phone, all.
01:04
Engine 7, be advised, the last portion of your message was broken up,
01:09
sir.
01:16
I'm 31 on scene.
01:17
I have command.
01:18
31 engine 7, what was that message you had left?
01:27
Mr. Ford, a file.
01:28
We put us on scene on the Charlie side, call about Surrogate.
01:34
At your Fortin is on team, the Charlie side, 842.
01:45
Committee into fire alarm.
01:46
Buildings being evacuated right now.
01:49
Receive. Building to be evacuated, 0.842.
01:54
31. Till not get the alarm.
01:59
Affirmative, no alarm is coming into fire alarm.
02:08
File number 31 in engine 4, box can receive now.
02:13
I mean in zone 1, kitchen, dining area.
02:17
I just called the bullshit on the back wall.
02:22
Cervative.
02:26
Command, Andrew 4.
02:31
Command, Andrew 4.
02:43
I got the Quint 1 crew and engine 7 crew checking a library right now.
02:47
You guys can remain outside for now if you're out on the back.
02:52
I'm at the panel.
02:53
Let it ring for a couple minutes and then silence it.
03:00
That's a friend. I'm with the principal right now.
03:02
It looks at me pretty well evacuated.
03:04
We'll give it another minute and I'll silence it so we can hear what's going on.
03:15
Command Agent 40, you can silence that now.
03:19
Come here,
03:27
go ahead.
03:32
It just seems like it's in the library area.
03:47
In change to the library area, what did you want to check again? Lieutenant?
03:52
Let's somebody to look at the ACA here.
03:55
The second, something goes back again.
04:06
Command, I hit service.
04:12
Come out, do a safe to face.
04:21
Andrew Ford, command.
04:26
Command.
04:27
Command, go ahead.
04:31
Boil room is negative the gas reading.
04:39
We believe the problem was somebody sprayed them,
04:43
not be ordering from a can to the return of the air analysis in room 118, which I can have.
04:50
The library is clear.
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Coventry, RI
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