White Haze Seen on Second Floor of Residential Building, Buchanan VA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 06:52 AM

Near Old Hollow Rd, Buchanan, VA 24066

Fire and EMS responded to a two-story residence near Old Hollow Road for a 96-year-old woman with diarrhea, dehydration, and weakness. A white haze was observed on the second floor. Occupants were safely outside, and no visible danger was seen from outside the building.

Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Emails to cold response, near Old Hollow Road at Cannon, sick person.

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Email to cold response, near Old Hollow Road at Cannon, sick person,

00:17

(number withheld).

00:28

Female, too.

00:32

We're spotting.

00:35

Intergrat near Old Hollow Road, and 96-year-old female has been having diarrhea. The last three days is possibly dehydrated, very weak,

00:42

complaining with stomach and leg pain. You go to Channel 3, please.

00:51

About another fire mic step.

00:54

Medic 7.

00:57

Show us arriving on the scene.

01:00

Two-story residential on a walkout.

01:03

Here's the occupants around out of the residence at this time. Nothing else next year.

01:11

Copy on scene, two-story residential on a walkout, occupants outside, nothing evident from exterior. No.

01:19

By the time engine seven's around.

01:25

On C958.

01:32

Engine one, that intersection approach, and go ahead, take that hydrant.

01:36

What's what lay if need be.

01:41

Did you want us to lay in or what?

01:47

Magnet, just be prepared to have to.

01:51

Confident, bottom-side engine wants to arrive.

01:54

Arrog down to tape.

02:18

Go ahead. Command[1] engine seven.

02:24

Go ahead.

02:27

We do have a white haze on the second floor.

02:32

Checking for the attic access now.

02:44

If I go ahead show Lieutenant Holden and establishes this man.

02:51

Copy Lieutenant Holder in command, Tenow him.

02:56

Engine 7 to command.

03:05

Go ahead.

03:08

Are you good on resources or are you going to need a ladder company?

03:13

You can leave them coming for now.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Command: Incident command established/IC designation

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Near Old Hollow Rd, Buchanan, VA 24066

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