Reports of burning plastic smell prompt building evacuation, Waterloo NY
Fire & ArsonA report was made about a burning smell in a building's panel room on Locust Street. The smell caused an evacuation of the building, and firefighters responded to check the situation. There was no visible fire from the outside, and it is suspected that the issue might be related to electrical problems in the area.
Audio|Source: Junius Fire Dept
04:52
Transcript:
00:00
Waterloo Fire. All right, Waterloo, for your next one. 22-22 Locust Street. I'm also concerned that they're calling the safety smell plastic in the panel room. Smell like the burning at this time. Everyone has evacuated. Again, Waterloo Fire, for your next job, 2222 Locust Street. I'm also concerned they have a small plastic in the panel room.
00:29
that it smells like it's burning. Park control standing by with your next one at 917 used to. 62 is on the way. Zero two and sixty two on the way.
00:43
2 is arriving out on locust, sir. You got a single storage merchant structure, nothing showing from the exterior. Location has nothing from the exterior at 918. 6103,000 as well. Racing.
01:00
I'm not going to chance.
01:01
63 to 61. Go for 61.
01:07
Just FYI, there's tons of power company at that substation area on Washington Street.
01:12
Great. Receive.
01:13
16601, 1601.
01:14
You can clear the scene from Locust 3.
01:16
We're all sitting here.
01:20
16101 copy.
01:21
Return to the quarter. 1662 fire dispatch.
01:22
1662. 1662.
01:23
1662. 1662. 6A6, go ahead, sir.
01:24
My apologies be affordable just denied.
01:26
Locust Street's all set.
01:27
We've shut off all the main breakers.
01:28
I don't have any access to the breakers on West Main, so they're just going to continue to pop all the GFCI breakers.
01:34
I just got worried that there's numerous power trucks over at the substation on Virginia Street here, so it might be cleared up here pretty soon.
01:42
And that's from this what we've just told.
01:44
I also think we found the source of it, but on Amherst.
01:47
Six Amherst just called us saying about an hour ago, the Transformer Blue Bear, I'll hang it to debris, and that the roadway because of it.
01:54
John, we'll go over the Amherst, check it off.
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Location mentioned:
Locust St, Waterloo, NY 13165
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