Chemical leak from freezer causes illness at residence, New Castle PA


A chemical odor from a leaking deep freezer caused sickness among residents at a home and led to evacuation.
Audio|Source: Lawrence County Fire and EMS - North
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Transcript:
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Station 2400 for an odor, near Electric St, City and Newcastle, across the Belmont Street and Grimes Street.
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Powers advising their deep freezer has a leak, and it smells like chemicals there are individual sick.
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Use Newcastle Fire Response[1], LAOC, 1314[2].
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I'm responding to respond and if you would ask them to evacuate the house.
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Briefing 241, 242.
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There was a couple people still inside.
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I did advise them to evacuate.
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They advised the deep freezing out outside on the side of the residents too.
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Chris.
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Cross of Belmont and Grimes,
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for some people sick in a residence from a leak from a deep freezer, do you even respond to the C-13-15[3]?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Fire Response: Fire department dispatched for suspected hazardous materials
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LAOC, 1314: New Castle Fire Response code
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C-13-15: Possible EMS/Fire response code
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Location mentioned:
Near Electric St, New Castle, PA 16101
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