Carbon monoxide detected at retail store prompts evacuation, Watchung NJ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a retail store was evacuated after a patron felt dizzy and carbon monoxide levels reached 17 parts per million. Emergency responders set up command and investigated the scene near US-22 in Watchung, New Jersey.
Audio|Heard on: Somerset County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:37
Transcript:
00:00
328 quad 60 all right this was called in by a patron that has since left apparently he got a headache while he was shopping public service was notified your usual one-hour ETA
00:16
All right with you
00:19
Is it on 434 some of this free for on auto dismissing
00:26
I'm going to go with the carbon monoxide incident.
00:29
He didn't smell anything just stated he got dizzy while he was shopping.
00:35
Areasid, you can show us in route.
00:55
The squad 60 to the county did you receive? A negative, can you go again?
01:03
You can show squad 60 responding.
01:08
We see squad 60 responding.
01:09
We see squad 60 responding 949.
01:18
One heck, go ahead.
01:21
Come in. Oh,
01:25
it was negative.
01:26
No answer out of the door.
01:27
I'm sure.
01:29
Please, please.
01:33
Squad 60's on scene, establishing 22 West Command.
01:37
One story non-combustible retail store will be out investigating.
01:43
Free response.
01:46
County, uh,
01:51
Byrarsville, public safety.
02:00
We've got BLS pulling up fire never keyed up.
02:03
Did you need them out there?
02:09
I believe we're going with this EMF on this phone.
02:13
All right, ten floor. All right, ten floor.
02:23
22 West Commandery County.
02:26
Your message.
02:30
We're going to be evacuated in the store.
02:32
We have about 17 parts per million.
02:35
Notified public service, advise them.
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Location mentioned:
US-22, Watchung, NJ
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