Fire alarm triggered by burning cardboard in lobby, Morris Plains NJ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential fire alarm near Drumlin Drive in Parsippany after reports of a burning odor and light smoke in the lobby. The building was evacuated while crews investigated. They found that burning cardboard near an area where welding occurred caused the smoke and odor.
Audio|Source: Morris Township, Morris Plains and Hanover Twp Police, Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Mount Tabor Fire, residential fire alarm, near Drumlin Drive, Parsippany, cross-off, Moraine Road, and Dead End.
00:09
Respond on MC Fire, 7.
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Mount Tabor Fire, residential fire alarm, near Drumlin Drive, Parsippany, cross of Moraine Road and Dead End, 8.32 hours.
00:23
Respond on MC Fire 7.
00:32
NG1, Captain 1, I'm relocating down to Spring Street.
00:36
Yeah,
00:38
get to that east power connection and stand by there. I'll let you know if we need to charge it.
00:50
It might be the command.
01:00
No, I pulled the fire alarm against this building evacuated.
01:06
Receive.
01:10
P1 through P5, I'm here.
01:17
All right,
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refute.
01:22
Hey, command.
01:25
Man, man.
01:28
Elevator key on you?
01:30
Up.
01:31
Okay, ten, four.
01:34
We'll make our way back up to you.
01:42
After one's your death, too.
01:51
Chief with an update, I have an odor of burning on the lobby level with the slight smoke.
01:56
He is reporting all clear in the sub-levels.
01:59
We're going to start checking upper floors at this time.
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The building is being evacuated.
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Racing, one minute is up.
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Command engine 4.
02:20
I need to dress and I need an elevator key into this building.
02:36
Sure,
02:41
I think it's getting pulled up through the elevator shaft at this time.
02:54
Engine 4, I need to dress and inside, please.
03:00
Get addressed now.
03:06
Engine 1, 2, Captain 1.
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Answer.
03:16
Under where they were grinding and welding, there was a bunch of cardboard boxes that may have burned up.
03:22
That would be it.
03:24
Can you direct our unit over to that area?
03:30
Yeah, we're going in the East Tower loading dock right now for him to show me where it is.
03:36
I think you're not sending 4B your way right now.
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Straight back.
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Location mentioned:
Near Drumlin Dr, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
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