Electrical odor found in multi-family building fire alarm, Burlington VT
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire alarm in a three-story apartment building at South Champlain Street. They found a slight haze and a smell of electrical odor but no visible fire. The cause is under investigation.
Audio|Source: Chittenden County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Would you like me to divert from 234 South Champlain and head to 1201 North Ave with A4?
00:09
A4. Negative, I need to suppress the unit down here at 264.
00:15
Cable. Cable, we'll see you and draw the scene.
00:16
What that out of the service like, man.
00:18
Tava, we'll listen. Cable from Tower 1.
00:19
Tower 1.
00:20
Tower 1 is on, senior.
00:21
Three story, type 5, multifamily.
00:23
Nothing evident from three sides.
00:24
Crews Tower 1 will have the investigation.
00:26
Senior firefighter will have high tree command.
00:27
Did you have an apartment number for this alarm activation[1]?
00:29
It's going to be apartment six.
00:33
Okay, five from Southampton Plain Street, Command.
00:35
Five is on, go ahead.
00:36
I may have missed in transmission.
00:37
Are you going to Hyde Street or are you coming to Champlain Street?
00:39
We're on Hyde.
00:40
I never heard back from 3 about switching.
00:42
Tower 1, you're on Hyde as well? Down Squad 4 is on scene, 47 to Zill Trove.
00:46
All right, five, why don't you come to Champlain Street?
00:49
Five copies is the Vernon of Champlain.
00:51
We're just crossing Pearl.
00:52
Ladder 2 from Bank Street, Command.
00:54
Ladder 2. We have a single alarm seal, sensor activation on the 11th floor apartment 1107.
01:02
Let you assume command.
01:03
We're up for investigating now.
01:05
Receive, single activation dwelling unit 11.
01:08
You're heading up. I'm assuming command.
01:09
Let's go to Channel 4, please.
01:11
Channel 4.
01:12
Copy going to 4.
01:13
Engine 5, alarm activation[1], 234 South Champlain Street.
01:18
Battalion 1 from an ambulance 1.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:21
We do have a slight haze and a smell of an odor that smells like electrical.
01:27
All right, command coffees.
01:29
I have a suppression rig here momentarily.
01:31
Stand by and monitor condition.
01:33
Hey, one from Hard Street.
01:34
We're still looking around.
01:35
Southam playing command.
01:36
Lighter for.
01:37
Go ahead, Cap.
01:38
Ron Dean, South Champlain Street Side.
01:40
Got nothing shown from Charlie and Delta.
01:44
Hi Copy, I'm going to have you and your crew report to the second floor in the area of 209.
01:50
All units Champlain Street, all units Champlain Street, Channel 5, will be utilizing Channel 5 on South Champlain Street.
Police codes explained
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[1]
alarm activation: Fire Alarm Activation
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Location mentioned:
Near S Champlain St, Burlington, VT 05401
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