Carbon monoxide alarm at therapy clinic, Chambersburg PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible carbon monoxide leak at a physical therapy clinic near 8th Street in Chambersburg. An alarm had been activated, and initial assumptions of a false trigger were disproven when an employee was hospitalized with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Responders found elevated CO readings inside the building and worked to ventilate the area.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin PA Fire-Tac Group Calls
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Franklin to Company One units, near 8th Street at Select Physical Therapy.
00:07
The CO alarm has been going off.
00:11
The alarm company told employees it was probably dust from construction.
00:15
However, one employee is in a hospital with suspected CO poisoning and the alarm is still sounding.
00:24
(number withheld).
00:27
Here we go.
00:28
I'll be up front.
00:32
Car one, engine one two.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:38
I've already spoken with a representative.
00:41
Believe they're on site.
00:46
All right, copy. (name withheld), you challenge your one two on.
00:48
Single story medical facility.
00:50
I'll be out investigating.
00:53
Engine 122156, confirming the representative is there.
00:57
He's the one that called 911?
01:00
Right, we're at Franklin.
01:02
Expect when we inform him to alert 911.
01:09
One two, I'm out with the representative.
01:14
Car one's on scene, right?
01:18
Ambulance one not on scene.
01:21
Tower One, ambulance (number withheld).
01:26
Tower One, Bravo.
01:29
Tower One.
01:32
Release soft spots one to ten, please.
01:35
Okay, sir.
01:42
Franklin Tower One, did that go through?
01:45
That was a good release, Franklin.
01:49
(name withheld) correct.
01:52
Captain One One, ambulance one nine driver.
01:56
Good, good.
01:59
We are getting readings between 18 to 26 ppm CO near the doorway and hallway.
02:10
Okay, you're on.
02:12
Can you repeat?
02:19
Mirror's not in alarm yet, correct?
02:23
Meters are going into alarm as we go down the hallway toward the back of the building.
02:30
Okay,
02:32
Get on air then.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S 8th St Ste 107, Chambersburg, PA 17201
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