Heavy smoke and plastic burning smell near mill investigated, Mt Carmel PA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders are investigating heavy smoke and a strong smell of plastic burning over a four-block area near a mill at Maple and Wood Streets in Mt Carmel. They are also checking a nearby homeless encampment to ensure nothing is burning there. The source of the smoke has not been identified yet.
Audio|Source: Northumberland Public Safety
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
The near Maple now is filled,
00:05
so I don't see anything back on Wood Street again.
00:10
Yeah, it seems to just be laying low and moving around. I don't know what it is, but it's definitely not your normal, like Woodburner or Grill or something like that type of smell.
00:25
Sure near me, come back near Maple, to the rear-to-mill here.
00:31
All right there.
00:37
Chief 200.
00:41
Go ahead, Chief.
00:44
Are you guys taking any calls on this at all?
00:48
Negative.
00:53
Okay,
00:55
just for the card, we have about a four-block radius with heavy smoke back down the roadway.
01:02
We're still investigating.
01:08
Chief, 733.
01:14
It's just like isolated right by the mill, isn't it?
01:20
Yeah, but it seemed like it was kind of clearing out when I came through this sound.
01:31
Ralph O Township, (number withheld) North Market Street, ALS[1] stroll breathing.
01:38
Ralph O Township, (number withheld) North Market Street, Cross Street, Westbound Carmel Ave, East Mill Street.
01:44
ALS[1] trouble breathing, station (number withheld),
01:47
734.
01:48
Kami Kewan-172 responding to (number withheld) North Market Street, 83, 83-year-old female having an anxiety attack, some trouble breathing,
02:01
some chest pain or discomfort, won't listen to their doctor for breathing exercises. You're responding 726.
02:10
Okay, thank you.
02:13
22, Kani.
02:18
On 72.
02:21
So you're going to drive around back and utilize the back door.
02:27
Okay.
02:29
736.
02:35
Kind of make you on 172.2. 737.
02:40
737.
02:47
200 from 201.
02:51
Go ahead.
02:55
Driver called me and it does smell in a near poplar between like poplar and wood like plastic burning.
03:06
I'm going to take a right out to homeless encampment there by the idling,
03:12
just to make sure that they're not burning something out there.
03:18
Salford.
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ALS: Advanced Life Support (paramedic-level medical response)
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Location mentioned:
S Maple St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851
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