Electrical smoke from heating unit at Chipotle, New Providence NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a fire alarm and reports of smoke at a Chipotle restaurant near South Street in New Providence. The source was determined to be an electrical burning odor from a rooftop heating unit. Power to the unit was secured, and ventilation was performed to clear smoke from light cooking. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
We got the fire alarm from the alarm company for the Chipotle, near South Street.
00:07
All right, do they still have power?
00:10
Can you do a little investigation on that and just figure out what the call may be if they know?
00:14
We're going to be tied up here for a minute or two.
00:19
County from car one.
00:22
Kind of answer.
00:25
You can assign Chipotle to me.
00:27
I'm on location. I'll be investigating.
00:28
Agent 2 and truck 3.
00:30
Staying there.
00:33
Receive chief, it's zone 10 smoke detector and zone 9 smoke detector.
00:38
For (name withheld).
00:41
Go ahead.
00:43
All right, we got a large rooftop heating unit with a heavy smell of electrical burning.
00:50
I'm cutting power to it.
00:54
Yeah, affirmative makes sense.
00:56
We have the whole building shut off, but yeah, turn that disconnect off now.
00:58
We have to restart, man, really.
01:01
Can we agree on you?
01:03
The county from Carlin.
01:08
Carlin. All right for Chipotle.
01:12
They fired up the grill but the fans wouldn't come on.
01:16
They have a moderate smoke condition due to cooking.
01:19
We're doing natural ventilation until we can stabilize CVS and then we'll go over there and vent for them.
01:26
They were advised not to cook.
01:27
The building's still warm.
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Location mentioned:
Springfield Ave, New Providence, NJ 07974
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