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Smoke and poison gas prompt shutdown of Cedar St homesWilkes Barre PA

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Cedar St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Firefighters responded to smoke from a residential chimney and found high carbon monoxide in the basement. They shut down furnaces to prevent danger and also managed a two-vehicle crash nearby.

Audio|Source: Luzerne County Fire - Fire South and Operations Channels
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Transcript:
00:00
Arriving two and a half story double block we got smoke showing from the chimney.
00:06
Be investigating.
00:12
1.34 engine 2 county show me responding.
00:21
134 engine.
00:24
What way are you coming?
00:30
Coming in off the south.
00:34
Alright, uh,
00:36
if you see a hydrant down there, stay at that hydrant down there.
00:40
At South Street.
00:47
All right, how about we're gonna head, I'm walking school.
00:54
Yeah,
00:55
I want you to stage at the hydrant at Chalkin Cedar.
01:05
134 Engine 1-1-1-1-2.
01:10
104 on scene 1633.
01:17
Kenyon 144 Engine 2, Ops 1 for communication.
01:26
136 heading, 136G.
01:28
134 county show 134 captains 2 in command of Cedar Street.
01:38
10th we switch over office one place.
01:45
136 lieutenant 136 ships 136 6 6th 136 6.
01:55
All right, I have the power shut off the nose.
01:59
First at this time, I have 10 cards per million in the basement.
02:06
Okay, crews are working to get in the 644 side.
02:10
That's the side in the first there's the side.
02:13
Um,
02:15
the side's gonna be.
02:19
I'm harvative.
02:25
Louisiana 136 Chiefs.
02:28
136 Chiefs.
02:33
Over to 134 capital.
02:37
Time for.
02:44
139 South High Station of Luzerne County Show C1 Rescue 3 responding.
02:50
Copy C1 Rescue 3 responding, 1640.
02:59
136 G2, 136 G1.
03:10
On the B-side,
03:14
negative with the furnace, everything looks good down here.
03:17
No CO readings.
03:23
This time, Richard, we're going to shut both units down in both places here,
03:29
so we don't have the same problem going on.
03:35
If you get a minute, can you come in here? I want to show me something.
03:38
Yeah, I want to show us up.
03:43
Yeah, you can show you under two and away.
03:45
Edge of two, you're on the way at 1641.
03:50
139 Chief was in 139 Chief.
03:54
To be honest scene, Broad and Cedar, two-car OVA, switch this operation to Ops 1.

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Cedar St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

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