Fire damages solar panel wiring and restaurant roof, Gainesville FL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a structural fire at a building near NW 44th St in Gainesville involving the solar panel wiring. Smoke was visible inside the restaurant below, and the conduit pipe carrying power from the solar panels was melted from the roof entry point. Firefighters ventilated the structure and investigated the cause. No personal information is included.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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In appearance, the line coming from the solar panels is what started it.
00:07
We're not now from Cleum.
00:08
Rescue 37 confirm a response on track button.
00:10
Rescue 37 confirm a response on track 5 off of 5.
00:13
Best to see a blind coming from the solar panels.
00:16
Ray, the Lachmo, from 44th that command.
00:18
Can you add fire arrestator? A lot of fire investigator.
00:21
Fighter from Engine 4, Lieutenant, come to the truck.
00:25
Right.
00:26
I was in smoke inside the restaurant.
00:28
Uh,
00:30
it's still a little hazy.
00:33
We're blowing smoke up into the fan now to try to blow it out the top roof.
00:40
Mr. Steve, it's coming out the air handler we're currently working on.
00:44
Rescue 37, confirm your response on track 5.
00:47
Heavy Rescue 23 from command.
00:50
Can you send two of you guys down to help by ages 4 to load this hose down this wide road? Okay, 23 cops.
00:58
Engine 80, responding into an unconscious patient at near Southwest 21 Road.
01:05
Quibet, 1,14.
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24,000, command,
01:09
command, go ahead.
01:10
This is our 20-minute time note.
01:11
It's 10, 11.03 hours.
01:13
Message received 20 minute time of 1.02 from command.
01:18
It's going to be in the subdivision.
01:19
The Middle Road is a 31-year-old male consciousness breeding.
01:21
He's not breathing normally.
01:23
They're saying that he is responding normally.
01:25
He's vomiting and incoherent.
01:27
There is a code to open the door.
01:30
It's going to be in line 16 of your call, line 1-6 of the call, as that's the only way to unlock the door, and there is apparently going to be two dogs in the residence.
01:37
They are friendly, one's apparently blind, so it should be good with that.
01:42
It's 11 of 3. Call back when I was 10.
01:44
Yeah,
01:46
call back when, every time you come up,
01:50
your radio mix.
01:52
I know I'm squeaky like north.
01:55
Go ahead. Come to the command host, please.
01:58
MasterCuse.
01:59
31 available.
02:01
I'll talk to my radio about acting now.
02:04
I'm 10-4. Thank you.
02:08
Ten-four.
02:09
Command, Quinn 8-a.
02:10
You have a 1-214.
02:13
4.
02:14
Command, 2nd-8 alpha.
02:16
Okay, Quinnate Alpha.
02:18
The power wire comes from the solar panels is ran through conduit pipe.
02:26
The conduit pipe is melted all the way from the entry point from the roof.
02:30
Probably a 10 foot run.
02:32
We're investigating more now.
02:34
Message, Steve, are you able to securely cut power from the solar panels to down?
02:40
Jake, I believe even if we cut power to the solar panels, the solar panels always want to produce electricity.
02:46
I think this is the wire coming solely from the solar panels.
02:51
That's permanent.
02:52
There should be a break between the solar panels and the house.
02:55
Have you found that break yet?
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Location mentioned:
NW 44th St, Gainesville, FL 32653
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