Fire crews respond to chemical odor in apartment, Taunton MA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to an apartment near Old Colony Avenue in East Taunton after a caller reported a strong rubbery or chemical-like smell causing irritation and headaches. No alarms were activated and no other reports were received.
Audio|Heard on: Taunton Fire Operations
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Transcript:
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Engine nine, you're responding near Old Colony Ave, unit 302 for a strange odor.
00:08
Engine nine, you're responding near Old Colony Ave, unit 303 for reports of a strange odor.
00:17
Medic two shows transporting to the morning.
00:20
Received, medic two transporting in the morning.
00:23
Engine three is off the door.
00:26
Engine three off the air?
00:29
Nine's on.
00:32
Engine nine, you're responding near Old Colony Ave.
00:36
Unit 302.
00:38
Caller reports smelling a rubbery or balloon type odor that's irritating (name withheld) and giving (name withheld) a headache.
00:46
No alarms going off, no other calls on this.
00:50
Near Old Colony Avenue, unit 302.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Old Colony Ave, East Taunton, MA 02718
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