Smoke detected in dumpster compactor at retail store, Matthews NC
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to smoke inside a dumpster compactor at a Home Depot store near Matthews Township Parkway. They attempted to contact the waste removal company for assistance but were unable to reach them without an account number. Store staff assisted with the situation on site.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Alarms right down that tower three.
00:03
Agency command.
00:07
Go ahead, eight.
00:10
Just an update.
00:12
Still have a little bit of smoke coming from inside of the dumpster.
00:17
The con compactor.
00:20
We're trying to make access right now.
00:24
I have to want to contact the company to see if we can get somebody out here.
00:32
Great copy.
00:38
We're coming from Mint Hill area.
00:40
Should we go down to John Street and come on that way or should we access from Independence?
00:51
Stand by, we're still, we're in the area, we're tending to locate right now.
00:57
Yeah, thank you.
01:02
Tower 3K and the Tower 3 driver.
01:08
Tower 3 driver, go ahead.
01:11
Hey, can you, uh,
01:14
grab the little giant down? I'm gonna meet you.
01:20
I think then enter and outer ramps on 45 and east end up in this.
01:26
So if you enter into 45 all the way down with John, I'm not able to locate.
01:31
Unless you have any further, we're going to clear it.
01:34
Not simple. I don't have anything additional.
01:37
I can reach out to police and double-struck with them.
01:41
And bar, if you do that,
01:43
we'll stand by until we're here from them.
01:50
Oh,
01:52
I don't want that one or a rival.
01:56
Number 16, 45 outer mile marker 16.
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Crosshees Oakdale Road and 45 to Berkshire ramp.
02:03
Offstate, off 8, 1704.
02:10
22.
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22.
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62.
02:16
6-7 contact.
02:20
67, copy contact, 22.
02:23
You want us to go ahead and just stand by as well until you hear from fire? 10-4.
02:29
Please.
02:30
That's 10-4.
02:35
Command is (number withheld).
02:47
Metametic, 22, and Matthews are 103.
02:53
Go ahead, 3-303.
02:55
The longer be dead.
03:02
Copy that. Sir Matthew's clear.
03:06
23, you're up.
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22, 104. 104.
03:15
Alarm to command.
03:19
Go ahead.
03:20
I've tried multiple different ways on the (number withheld) number for waste connections.
03:25
Without an account number, they won't let me speak to anyone.
03:30
Planning copies, we have the staff here at Home Depot working on it as well.
03:34
Thanks for one.
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Location mentioned:
Near Matthews Township Pkwy, Matthews, NC 28105
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