Controlled land-clearing burn causes smoke and gas odor, Mecklenburg County NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a report was received about a gas odor and orange smoke near a construction site near South Tryon Street and Steele Creek. Emergency responders confirmed the smoke was from a controlled land-clearing burn at a nearby site. There were no injuries or hazards found.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
The company is responding near South Tryon Street.
00:03
Call streets are Rivergate, Markway, and Steele Creek World, 37 Stills.
00:07
This was processed via medic.
00:09
They sent it over.
00:10
I called the third party back myself.
00:13
The caller stated that her daughter was on scene and said it smelled like gas.
00:17
She was unable to describe if it was a runneck smell or like a gasoline smell.
00:23
But she did state that it's outside the public.
00:30
Central Steel Creek, Truck 2, and Engine 3.
00:33
Just want to have to water when and shopping.
00:35
She was there about a little bit ago and no longer there.
00:41
She said she saw orange smoke in the air, also a construction site that was burning.
00:48
She wasn't certain of what it was.
00:55
That's true, she...
00:59
Steel Creek Nine is a truck,
01:01
too.
01:05
Go ahead, sir.
01:09
The land clearing company working on that project near Shopton Road West and Sledge Road, kind of back behind where the temporary CFD stations were.
01:21
They had some stuff burning down there the last few days.
01:28
That's affirmative.
01:30
We see that, Bob.
01:31
We're going to go down this water them where the actual address is and we'll just confirm that this is going to be nothing.
01:40
Okay. Thank you for Westmex, Y, T.
01:48
Let's miss next squatty.
01:51
We've been cleared by PD,
01:54
GCL, Shill's back and Serbs.
01:58
1042 back and sir.
02:06
Hyderzell 22, Med 53.
02:08
Responding for Charlie Hammeridge, first dental of Huntersville, North Coast Drive, C.
02:13
F. Foxtron,
02:14
flying out for a 465-year-old female in for a tooth extraction.
02:19
Now having a dangerous hemorrhage, potential bleeding.
02:33
Alarm Ust Tewan, contact with the caller.
02:36
Negative Inj.
02:38
She said her daughter is no longer seen.
02:44
The control time was it was that construction site burning.
02:48
He can cancel all of the units.
02:50
So it's available in service.
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Location mentioned:
Shopton Rd W & Sledge Rd, Steele Creek, NC 28278
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