Fire alarm caused by food left on stove at building, Charlotte NC


A fire alarm was triggered at a building near Baldwin Ave due to smoke and a gas odor. Upon investigation, the cause was determined to be food left unattended on the stove. Building maintenance and emergency responders were on scene.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
05:11
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 2, Schofer, it's going to be in the bar in here on the alpha side.
00:05
Matthews 1st, responder hall response for a traffic accident.
00:08
McKee Road and Weddington, McKeene and Weddington.
00:10
Use Office 4, Microop's 4, (number withheld).
00:12
You with command.
00:14
Nothing's showing. I'm on the phone with the alarm company taking an additional signal.
00:17
The smoke is on 247 now.
00:20
Italian 5. Italian 5.
00:22
Any calls from the premise?
00:23
Negative. No calls from the premise.
00:25
Engine 30, owner outside, near Baldwin Ave on H, Hotel.
00:31
Engine 30, owner outside, near Baldwin Ave on H, hotel.
00:36
Responding for a traffic accident, called in my PD scene as secure.
00:41
Nothing further lifted, no injuries, vehicle descriptions.
00:43
Alarm the command.
00:45
Okay,
00:46
apparently the alarm company also received zone 243 smoke detector activation.
00:51
Okay, we're looking.
00:53
Okay. Go ahead. Building maintenance supervisor just called me.
00:56
He says he has an ETA three minutes, and they told him the Novant Health on the second level.
01:01
Okay, so far left.
01:02
Go ahead. The caller's going to stay on scene in case you need to help locating this, but she's saying there's a gas odor outside on both sides of the building.
01:08
Okay, can you have a call or step outside for us please wave us down.
01:11
Step 4 to 30, she should be outside.
01:13
532 driver to me, I'm going to bring my fan up.
01:15
Alarm, copy, control at 2032, holding with the 32's.
01:19
Engine 12, M.A.
01:21
South Triand Street and West Pyrola Road.
01:23
Engine 12, M.A.
01:24
South Triand Street and West Pyrola Road.
01:26
30 alarm.
01:27
It's already good.
01:28
Are you still in the same with the caller?
01:29
Negative, but I can call her back.
01:30
If you would, that'd be great.
01:32
We're circled the building instead of being able to locate.
01:34
Timbler's a 30, where do you want her to meet you?
01:37
By all of the delivery means.
01:40
Similar to 30. Clark at age of 30.
01:41
Good.
01:42
Caller wants to know if you're out front by the delivery band.
01:45
I apologize out there's 10-4.
01:47
Two more, sorry. Okay.
01:48
Talk out today with command, T-vehicle on PC.
01:49
Walk a minute.
01:50
You're on four, two or three?
01:55
Along the command.
01:56
So yeah. Information, I just received another call from the alarm company advised a receiving an additional signal from Zone 246 smoke.
02:03
It's going to be two on the stove.
02:04
There's a lot of smoke on the first floor.
02:06
Hey, go ahead and sell out for this, me will.
02:07
Alarm, I copy, food on the stove.
02:09
We've made contact with a caller, thank you.
02:11
Hello, study.
02:12
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Baldwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
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