Carbon monoxide alarm triggered by power washer in apartment, Somerville MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, carbon monoxide was detected at an apartment near Highland Avenue in Somerville. The cause was a gas-powered power washer used on the second floor. Fire units investigated and ventilated the area to ensure safety.
Audio|Heard on: Somerville Fire Operations
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3. Rescue 1.
00:02
C3. Apartment house.
00:04
Near Highland Avenue apartment right.
00:07
Between Lowell Street and Cedar Street, carbon monoxide detector.
00:11
Engine 3. Rescue 1.
00:13
C3. Apartment house.
00:15
Near Highland Avenue apartment right.
00:18
Between Lowell Street and Cedar Street, carbon monoxide detector.
00:26
C3 is with the tower on the island up.
00:31
C3 up with the tower on the island down.
00:36
Lata 3 to fire one.
00:41
Rylon is answering Lata 3.
00:43
Clear by command return.
00:46
Lata 3, you've been cleared by command returning 1619.
00:51
Kyle, one calling command.
00:56
That's how.
00:58
Yeah,
01:00
It sounds like a possible delay admission.
01:03
It's 50 ppm in the back hall.
01:05
Going to investigate.
01:10
Cary on the message.
01:15
Engine 7, a fire alarm.
01:18
Fire alarm is answering engine 7.
01:20
Can you get the wire inspector if there's one available?
01:26
We'll reach out to the wire inspector, 1619.
01:31
Fire alarms call on Highland Ave command.
01:34
May it answer.
01:37
Command gas company has been notified at the next available crew for your location and Catalo has also been notified for the standby.
01:47
Okay, the message.
01:51
Now we're calling command.
01:56
Good, Tau.
02:00
Yeah,
02:05
This is caused from a power washer in the back.
02:08
Stay by.
02:12
Can you get that.
02:16
Town one calling command.
02:21
Go tell.
02:25
There's two workers on the back deck using a power washer, gas powered power washer.
02:32
That's the cause of the CO.
02:37
I don't have a stand a power.
02:40
All right, a lot of different, Highland Ave, command.
02:43
Now that activation was due to a power washer on floor two.
02:46
We just go through the apartments.
02:48
Make sure they've been delayed.
02:51
Okay, command your report.
02:53
At near Highland Avenue, you report that that was a CO reading is due to a power washer on the second floor.
03:01
You check in the apartment as we speak, 1625.
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Location mentioned:
Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
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