Smoke and poison gas prompt shutdown of Cedar St homes, Wilkes Barre PA
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:
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Arriving two and a half story double block we got smoke showing from the chimney.
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Be investigating.
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1.34 engine 2 county show me responding.
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134 engine.
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What way are you coming?
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Coming in off the south.
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Alright, uh,
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if you see a hydrant down there, stay at that hydrant down there.
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At South Street.
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All right, how about we're gonna head, I'm walking school.
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Yeah,
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I want you to stage at the hydrant at Chalkin Cedar.
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134 Engine 1-1-1-1-2.
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104 on scene 1633.
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Kenyon 144 Engine 2, Ops 1 for communication.
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136 heading, 136G.
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134 county show 134 captains 2 in command of Cedar Street.
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10th we switch over office one place.
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136 lieutenant 136 ships 136 6 6th 136 6.
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All right, I have the power shut off the nose.
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First at this time, I have 10 cards per million in the basement.
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Okay, crews are working to get in the 644 side.
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That's the side in the first there's the side.
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Um,
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the side's gonna be.
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I'm harvative.
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Louisiana 136 Chiefs.
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136 Chiefs.
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Over to 134 capital.
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Time for.
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139 South High Station of Luzerne County Show C1 Rescue 3 responding.
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Copy C1 Rescue 3 responding, 1640.
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136 G2, 136 G1.
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On the B-side,
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negative with the furnace, everything looks good down here.
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No CO readings.
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This time, Richard, we're going to shut both units down in both places here,
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so we don't have the same problem going on.
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If you get a minute, can you come in here? I want to show me something.
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Yeah, I want to show us up.
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Yeah, you can show you under two and away.
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Edge of two, you're on the way at 1641.
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139 Chief was in 139 Chief.
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To be honest scene, Broad and Cedar, two-car OVA, switch this operation to Ops 1.
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Location mentioned:
Cedar St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
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