Fire alarm and high CO levels at Durham apartment, Durham NC
Fire & ArsonFire alarm triggered at an apartment on University Drive in Durham. Carbon monoxide levels spiked to 72 ppm mainly in the laundry room, near the water heater. Maintenance had recently been on site but left before emergency teams arrived. Officials are investigating the source of the CO leak.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm, 3611 University Drive.
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Fire alarm, 3611 University Drive.
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Cross of Weymouth Street and Myra Street.
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Engine 16. Engine 16, engine 5 on C, requesting Ops 4 on Channel 4.
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Engine 5 from engine 16 on Ops 4.
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This is five.
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Hey, we're at apartment 15 H at 3611 University Drive.
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We do have CO readings in the apartment.
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They spiked at about 72 and it's concentrated in the laundry room.
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There is a water heater located in the laundry room.
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Maintenance was just here before we arrived and then they mysteriously disappeared and we're trying to get them back because they came out and did something.
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We're trying to figure out what they did.
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But I'd like to sense it out here to confirm where the leak is actually coming from.
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I copy. We're on the way.
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Location mentioned:
Near University Dr #15h, Durham, NC 27707
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