Gas odor and low carbon monoxide found at businesses, Chapel Hill NC
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to multiple businesses near South Elliott Road in Chapel Hill after reports of a natural gas odor and elevated carbon monoxide levels. Investigation found no fire but detected a gas smell and low carbon monoxide, likely from gas-powered construction equipment used indoors. Ventilation was in progress and fire officials had already inspected the site.
Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Okay, so the latter 72 is off the scene.
00:01
The story, strip, mottoxygen, not the visible.
00:04
To the ladder 72 in command, we're at Veskiskees.
00:07
Out of 72 on scene establishing command at 1749.
00:10
Communications 3rd.
00:11
1331.
00:12
It's clear from Dauphin's Drive.
00:14
Engine 31 available is out there 50.
00:17
The man from the same four.
00:22
In Rock to South Elliott Road, we got an additional call that there's also a smell of gas at breadmints as well.
00:30
Command from the Titan 4.
00:34
We're in Bradmans now.
00:36
We do have an odor. If you get to do truck to check up the like Dope that way.
00:40
Command, you repeat.
00:41
We do have an odor in Bradman's on where the next truck is if they can check down the store GOPUF down that way.
00:49
Copy. You get a smell of natural gas?
00:52
Oh, give more.
00:53
35. If you go down there toward like Bradman's down that way, or correction, Dominoes.
00:57
Copy, we'll go ahead and start in the middle of route, gopuff.
01:01
Answer 35, one, please.
01:02
Beigation, Medics, 6 on scene.
01:03
35, Medics 6 on scene, 1752.
01:05
Can we case, detain 4 is on the scene.
01:07
Should we're saying 4, assuming L.A.R.
01:09
Command. Tyant 4 and seen establishing command, 1752.
01:11
You could also go ahead and contact Ambridge.
01:14
24 copy.
01:15
Communications from Redix 6.
01:16
Did the patient advise which location they're at?
01:18
Call from GoPuff.
01:20
Medi from 70 Kahn.
01:22
Can you repeat that?
01:25
To Alamance North.
01:27
Sent to the command. The location, Region 33.
01:33
233.
01:34
And bridges on scene.
01:35
No longer wants to be checked out of this time.
01:38
Copy. Timothy 2 from command.
01:39
Go ahead.
01:40
Information only.
01:41
They were out here on Friday.
01:42
I believe they had construction crews working inside the building there, using some gas powered equipment.
01:46
I'm not sure if it's going to be the same thing, but to give you an information.
01:49
I mean, it doesn't really smell that gas.
01:51
They got like a lot of the floor in here cut out.
01:53
I can't really tell it.
01:54
I don't really get them coming out of the concrete, but I can't tell if we go ahead and contact the menu.
01:58
Please. Yeah, I've already done.
01:59
That's 744 command.
02:00
You can go by anonymous. I'm from medic 6.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:07
You want to store our main, honestly.
02:08
Could you would for a little bit longer, please.
02:10
24. 72 drive from command.
02:11
Go ahead.
02:12
Make sure we're moving all those people away from the building, please.
02:14
Yeah, I'm working on it.
02:15
I got one handicapped lady in this burgundy van that block with 72 to protect her in place.
02:21
I'm moving the rest of them away.
02:22
Copy. Command from Dirtyvone.
02:24
Go ahead. We just came through the gopuff.
02:25
There's no smell or odor or natural gas or anything, but they do have some carbon monoxide leaning toward maybe some equipment was running close.
02:32
Copy. Sounds like what was going on on Friday.
02:35
Command for communications.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:37
Inbridge was notified advising up to a 45-minute ETA.
02:40
Copy, thank you.
02:43
35 and 72. You come down here to hold O2 and check your all's need or close.
02:49
Give us one second, we're on back, talk to the contractors.
02:52
And they were running like some backcodes and some cutting equipment in here, so that might be able to do.
02:56
Copy. 35, once you get them talking to them, if you can confirm.
03:00
They were running protein saws in here.
03:02
We're going to go to walk back in with the contractor right week.
03:04
Senator 74 is on scene, South Elliott.
03:07
Medic 6, command, you can clear.
03:09
Copy, communications, some other six is available, South Elliot.
03:12
Medic 6 available, 1758.
03:14
I think you could probably leave with that in 35.
03:16
Copy sent it for you clear.
03:18
35 does the contract have the way to ventilate the structure?
03:22
They've got sands going at every inch and every exit, and very low levels of CO2.
03:27
Run around 10 parts per million, which is the same thing that was coming from GOPUP over there.
03:31
He said the fire marshal's been out here and they told him he had enough ventilation.
03:34
9.
03:35
MS. MS. MS.
03:37
On Primary.
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Location mentioned:
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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