Smoke reported in school classroom from ac unit, Gainesville FL
Fire & ArsonA strong smoke smell was found in a classroom at a school in Gainesville, FL. The smoke was coming from the air conditioning unit that was being repaired. The air conditioning was turned off and the school was evacuated to keep everyone safe. Firefighters were called to check the situation and make sure there was no further danger.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Can you have fire en route reference the AC units being worked on and heavy smoke started coming into one of the classrooms? And we believe it's coming from the unit.
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He shut the unit off, but we just want to make sure that there's no additional issues before the school was being evacuated.
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Simple, I lost him at near 5018, and he was running towards the ditch, and I don't know where he went after that.
00:24
I'm in the ditch line closest to 34th.
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Ten fourth.
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And you want them to come to the front of the school and you direct them in?
00:33
Yes, ma'am.
00:34
It's probably easiest if they come in to the bus loop, which is off of 11th Street, just as far as size is.
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Location mentioned:
NE 11th St, Gainesville, FL
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