Smoke odor detected in apartment due to nearby fireplace, Raleigh NC
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of smoke in an apartment at near Aven Ridge Road. On arrival, no visible fire was found. Investigation found a smoke odor and haze inside one apartment. A woodburning fireplace in a nearby apartment was active, but no heat or fire was felt through the walls. The smoke likely came through the HVAC system. The situation was under investigation with no fire threat confirmed yet.
Audio|Source: Wake County Fire
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Transcript:
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Units in Route, Tech-24, near Aven Ridge Road, Apartment 203, responding to a multifamily residential structure reporting smoke coming from apartment 203, closest hydrants on the Alpha side of the building.
00:21
I'll take my phone for a round.
00:27
Engine 20 is only seen near Avin Rouge Road.
00:31
Nothing showing. I have a two-story, two-story wood frames, multi-family dwell on approximately 200 by 60.
00:39
20 Officer at Command Air Division I for Investigation, Part 2.
00:44
Heckler's copy nothing, Sean.
00:50
We've got a hydrant, about 100 feet in front of engine 20.
00:59
Lightwise. Your rest?
01:06
Just the personnel.
01:08
Stand for, pulling up now.
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Unit from ladder 15 on 14.
01:23
Has fire?
01:26
Is there any upvader location I can have the mother head to the hospital or anything like that? Head into the hospital or anything like that?
01:37
Head in the wait, mid-pies now.
01:41
Okay, thank you.
01:56
Engine plane from Engine 2.
02:00
Go ahead, sir.
02:02
Go ahead, sir.
02:04
Do you need anything up there right now?
02:09
Negative. We're still checking apartments right now.
02:12
I think they're good at this second.
02:18
Captain.
02:24
All units for command. We're going to hold engine 20 ladder 20.
02:28
All other units can return the server.
02:30
Stand by the EMS. I'm checking out.
02:36
Hold on with engine 20 ladder 20,
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E&S stand by for a moment.
02:45
Hey, my poor coverage.
02:55
EMS, you can return as well.
03:00
Okay, good, thank you.
03:06
So,
03:08
Apartment 103 had a odor and a haze of smoke in it when we got in here.
03:14
Nothing's hot, let's check the whole apartment.
03:17
These do have woodburning fireplaces, and 101 has a fire going with an enjoying wall.
03:25
but nothing's hot through the wall.
03:28
I don't know, she just pulled the odor in from HVAC.
03:33
There's no windows open in this apartment, but we're just still investigating.
03:36
I want to give you a heads up.
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Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC
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