Smoke detected at building caused by air conditioner coil, Rahway NJ
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a smoke condition with visible haze but no odor near Westfield Ave in Rahway. People were sheltering in place, including individuals in wheelchairs at a stairwell. The cause was identified as an air conditioning unit coil issue, with no evidence of fire.
Audio|Source: Clark Fire
02:51
Transcript:
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157-2.
00:11
Stephanie do to command.
00:14
Go ahead.
00:16
Alright, you have a pretty good haze up here.
00:19
The odd thing is, there's zero odor.
00:22
Alright, copy that. The Super's on a way up and you have some people sheltering on floors and wheelchairs at the stairwell.
00:33
I repeat. They should be okay.
00:38
Yeah, that's such as you company. I'll make sure people know that. You have no cause, right? In other words, it's not cooking?
00:46
No, jeezer.
00:47
No, anything that's odd is that there. There's a good haze, but there has no smell of anything burning.
00:52
Uh,
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copy that. Like I said, super's up en route to you.
00:57
And they pulled the box just to get everybody out.
01:00
You don't want to. Police dispatch.
01:05
Andrew.
01:07
Hit the tolls again for additional manpower here. Engine 4 vacate the pumper and come to the side door.
01:18
Recrecy.
01:19
All you hit, standby for tones.
01:27
Pheed!
01:36
Phaar!
01:43
Clark voice to Clark Fire.
01:45
Second request,
01:47
additional manpower,
01:48
1572 Westfield Ave for the smoke condition.
01:52
Again, second request for additional manpower,
01:55
1572 Westfield Ave for the smoke condition. Time now is 1500, 241.
02:08
Deputy to command.
02:11
Go. All right, Chief, pretty sure it's going to be the air-condition coil for the unit.
02:18
You think you'll let loose.
02:20
That could be the only reason why we have no orders.
02:26
Uh-huh.
02:29
We're going to start taking the unit apart.
02:31
People companies coming.
02:41
Nikki, put a fan or something in this doorway over here so that doorway stays open.
02:50
I got a key.
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Location mentioned:
Near Westfield Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065
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