Smoke on roof caused by normal furnace exhaust, Munster IN
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, crews investigated reports of smoke on the roof near Columbia Ave in Munster, Indiana. They found the smoke came from normal exhaust of a high-efficiency furnace and water heater. All rooftop units and systems were operating normally with no fire detected.
Audio|Heard on: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
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02:57
Transcript:
00:00
We're getting reports from the occupants here that they noticed smoke coming from the roof,
00:06
seen on the delta side,
00:08
just below the parapet wall on that delta side.
00:16
Okay.
00:22
505 from the roof, be advised.
00:23
We have really nothing so you're at mine.
00:25
We're still like everything out.
00:31
Central from Luster, 4213.
00:34
Yes, sir. Go ahead.
00:37
Seen at 8650 Columbia is going to be clear for fire.
00:41
We're all open to terms or check.
00:43
Can for it.
00:50
Central from command.
00:51
I've been off for 20 minutes.
00:54
7421 from 505.
00:59
Go ahead. Something just turned on.
01:03
Are you using that pump of smoke out of the,
01:07
what looks like, four inch PVC?
01:13
That is correct.
01:15
On our end, it's a white 4 inch PVC, but...
01:19
Okay, very good.
01:20
We see that now.
01:21
It looks like it's a soft pipe for a high-efficiency furnace.
01:26
They're going to go double-check that furnace right now.
01:31
Now it's pushing out, but it's just running.
01:34
It's just regular exhaust.
01:41
15-05-150.
01:44
Go ahead.
01:46
It's going to be a high-efficiency water heater.
01:49
I'm going to be operating normally at the time.
01:59
Okay.
02:04
7421 from command.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:10
Do you have rooftop units out there?
02:17
There are.
02:18
All of them seem to be functioning properly.
02:26
Okay, all of our reports have to do with people saying it's in one section where all the events are at.
02:34
We're just trying to double check that we're making sure that our HVAC seems okay.
02:45
Everything appears to be normal, nothing out of the ordinary.
02:52
Okay,
02:53
we still have a metal down here that doesn't seem to be going away.
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Location mentioned:
Columbia Ave, Munster, IN 46321
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