Fire alarm triggered by steam in mechanical room, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonFire departments responded to a fire alarm at Novant Hill near Healthcare Loop. They found no fire; alarm was caused by steam from an over-pressurized water system in the mechanical room.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Robinson Fire, Midhill Station One Fire, Flood Store, Harrisburg, and Midland Fire, fire alarm at Novant Hill, near Healthcare Loop, cross streets of Medical Lane twice.
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Use Ops 6 for traffic, Ops 6, 1926.
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Robinson, Engine 2, Central.
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Go ahead, Engine 2. Hey, are you getting the same zone that we were getting last time the mechanical room on the first floor?
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I do have a mechanical room.
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It gives me 0233 ground floor.
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Yeah, so it looks like it's the same one from last time.
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We'll keep everybody coming for now.
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When we were there, we spoke with a building engineer.
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It was on his way.
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The system was over-pressurized.
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The domestic water system was over-pressurized.
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And so it was steaming in that room, which was setting on the smoke alarm.
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They were supposed to put it on tests.
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We'll keep everybody coming for now just to see what happened.
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Copy that. So, Robin Finan, Agent 2 in row.
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Yes, ma'am, thank you.
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Ten-four. Middhill, lighter one's in-right.
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Ladder one, copy.
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Midland Tower 40 is en route.
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Power 40, ten-four.
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Power 40, ten-four. Central Midland Battalion one's in route.
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Midland Battalion one copy.
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Close doors are two and left.
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Tension 2, copy.
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Engine 16, metagroutine hemorrhage, 4124 for Wood Lane, on H, Hotel.
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Engine 16, metagroutine hemorrhage, 4124 for Wood Lane, on H, Hotel.
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Central to all units responding near Healthcare Loop.
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Call again from an alarm company for the mechanical room, room 2, correction 0233 ground level.
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Possibly the same alarm as the last time Robinson Engine 2 is going to keep all in route until they advise.
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Everyone's still on the way.
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Location mentioned:
Near Healthcare Lp, Charlotte, NC 28215
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