Strong solvent odor triggers alarm at county building, St Louis County MO
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an alarm triggered by a duct detector in room 103 of a county building. They found a strong solvent odor caused by cleaning chemicals but no fire or hazard. The area was ventilated as a precaution.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
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2245 from command.
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2245.
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So we've got this duct detector in room 103.
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When we walk in there, there's a very strong solvent smell.
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They've been using some kind of degreaser.
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I'm thinking that's what the issue is.
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We've checked most of the spaces on the first floor.
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There is HVAC running down here,
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and there's no smell from the HVAC.
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So this information for you.
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That's clear.
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There's several rooftop units that seem to be functioning.
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And just checking them to see if there's any issues, but that seems to make sense.
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That's clear.
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We're going to leave this door open and have to ventilate.
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When you finish with that, you can come back down.
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Leave them in service.
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St. Louis County, MO
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