Medical burn incident at K-Food near Hollywood Ave, Hillside NJ
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According to the dispatch call, a medical burn incident occurred near K-Food on Hollywood Avenue, initially thought to involve a hazardous chemical but later determined to be steam burns to the face with no chemical reaction.
Audio|Heard on: Union NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:3
Transcript:
00:00
Is that a vehicle incident at a K-Food or is it a street medical burn?
00:05
It seems to be a medical burn.
00:08
We have all right,
00:09
we have a dispatcher on the phone with the caller now just to confirm everything.
00:16
All right, sounds good.
00:17
If you feel like you need a fire apparatus response, I can break the truck.
00:23
Okay, yeah, as soon as they can.
00:25
We're just trying to figure out what chemical it is.
00:29
Received, thank you.
00:35
County from Hollywood Command, I'm giving you back Engine One.
00:37
They're going to go to near Hollywood Avenue.
00:43
Received. It's a, we found that it's sodium hydroxide.
00:48
Received.
00:51
County from Hollywood Command, is that a solid or a solution?
00:55
Liquid.
00:57
Command, it seems to be a solution.
01:00
Power indicated that they were either using a cleaning product or trying to.
01:05
I was trying to create a cleaning product, but that's the chemical that's used.
01:11
All right, received.
01:12
I'm going to transfer command to the officer in truck.
01:13
I'm going respond to our county hazmat.
01:16
Received, thank you.
01:18
County Truck One, Hollywood Avenue Command.
01:21
Go ahead, Hollywood Avenue Command.
01:24
Overhaul has been completed.
01:26
Turn the homeowner, turn the home back to their homeowner.
01:29
If you show Truck One available, all units available will terminate.
01:34
Received, all units available.
01:36
County Deputy Engine One and the county bus are on the scene.
01:41
Deputy of the Hillside Avenue Command.
01:44
Received, deputy.
01:47
County from Hillside Avenue to command.
01:50
Go ahead, command.
01:52
All right, this is going to be a steam burns in the face.
01:57
No chemical reaction.
01:59
You can cancel county hazmat.
02:02
County from Hillside Avenue command.
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Location mentioned:
Hollywood Ave, Hillside, NJ 07205
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