Carbon monoxide found in third-floor bedroom of building, Stamford CT
Fire & ArsonA carbon monoxide incident occurred in a residential building on Ann Street in Stamford. Occupants were evacuated after elevated carbon monoxide levels were detected, with the highest reading of about 50 parts per million found in a third-floor bedroom. Investigation suggested charging a vehicle battery in that area may have contributed to the elevated levels. The source was isolated and occupants were cleared for safety.
Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Agent two-year-olds, sir.
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We got C.O. up here.
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Hi, sure, calling, command.
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Yeah, 23 to command. We have a C.O.
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reading.
00:20
And what level readings do we have?
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Right now, we're between 47.
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All right, make sure you're on air.
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23 trolley to 2 -2-3.
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Go ahead.
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I got the exterior stairs to the basement. I don't know if you want to go down and check down there.
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Where's it?
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The house been evacuated?
01:06
They are now.
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Make sure we get everybody out of there.
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223 to 23, did you hear it on. Deputy wants everybody out of there? Yeah, we cleared out the top floor.
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For Command Street, Command.
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Come in, Ann Street, Command.
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Signed, truck through, since then.
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I'm sorry, cut stuff off.
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What do you need?
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Talk, too.
01:46
I receive.
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Truck 2, Respond to 36and Street, Pacific House, for commercial fire alarm.
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Cross streets are West Main Street and Taylor Street.
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Time 1514.
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Stop!
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Stamford, after that, truck two, come in from Richmond Hill and Ann.
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Receive.
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The truck two when you're on the way from in from Richmond Hill and Ann Street for command.
02:27
Truck two will be coming in from Richmond Hill and Ann Street.
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Both federal...
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...combinations, smoke, and steel.
02:39
I will see if we get to isolate a source with Steele. What do you have in there for heat?
02:46
Mayn't 23?
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23. 23.
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Um,
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he was charging a car battery in here. We take that downstairs now.
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I can't figure out what else it could be.
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I don't think that's anything.
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They got, uh,
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full AC units at a lefty-loaded grocery.
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Hi,
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your readings were on the third floor holding for us.
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Breathing for a third floor place.
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You walk out the benchroom and it goes right down.
03:19
All right. You guys meet with the second floor?
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No son John has a couple forward.
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Two, three, 23, those get readings, all four levels, basement, first, second, third,
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and it's slowly isolated to that bedroom that we can focus on that bedroom.
03:45
This is three command. I'm in the basement and I have no reading.
03:51
Well, what kind of heating? Is that oil gas? Where do you got, I told me, but I hear it.
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The gas was this from actually.
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Reaching. Two, two,
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two,
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three,
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beating on four,
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second floor, no reading.
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Thank you, B.
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We're trying to investigate a steel store. It appears to be contained with third-floor bedroom only, highest readings with 5-0 parts of per million.
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They weren't charging a battery, a vehicle battery upstairs that may have been a factor.
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But just your CO meters, any other meters,
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you guys may think would be beneficial. But we're just trying to rule out of source right now.
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Twenty-three command.
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The vessel can't go down, is removing the battery.
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We're open up the window, see you can clear us, and we'll close it, and see if you can pick up again.
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I am getting some feedback.
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You remove the batteries and you're saying CO has gone down with the current level.
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It's down for 26.
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We're going to open up the window,
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see how much doors down, and we'll close the window for you to go smack up.
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All right, where are those batteries down?
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We're up the batteries down to sit beside of the house.
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Ann St, Stamford, CT 06902
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