Smoke and electrical odor at Austin's restaurant triggered fire call, West Lawn PA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a smoke and electrical smell in the dining room at Austin's Restaurant. They found no flames and determined the issue was likely from the heating system turning on for the first time in months, possibly burning off dust or a problem with an HVAC unit.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
05:19
Transcript:
00:00
Company is for Austin's. Your Charlie side is clear. Deputy 85 will have command on the Alpha Bravo Corner. The Township, Austin's Restaurant, 1101, Snyder Road, Crochet of Van Reed Road and Quarry Drive is truck fire. Engine 691, station 57, second dispatch, Spring Township, Austin's Restaurant, 1101, Snyder Road, stretch of Van Reed Road and Quarry Drive.
00:27
Structure fire reported smoke and another something burning in the dining room around 828. Operations on Burks Fire Off Summer 1. 2. Deputy 85. Deputy 182, Deputy 85.
00:56
Yeah, we're open the front door. Have the units stayed on the Alpha side for better access to the dining room. We're checking. Right now, we don't got any orders. Companies for Austin, when you arrive on location, stage with your apparatus.
01:24
It's neither road, command. No cover. Copy no covers. Captain 85, command. Go ahead. Can we leave it to 85, 18, and 79? Hold off for now. The guys are confirming they do have an odor.
01:52
I don't know, it might be a slight haze in here. Smells electrical at this point. Can we get somebody on the roof just to take the HVAC units as well? 79. Have your guys head up to the roof and check the HVAC units? On locations there are either.
02:21
Are you with the employees? Try to find out if they actually turn the heat on this morning at all.
02:27
Marks, Rescue 18, Austin.
02:29
Rescue 18 is on location, 0333.
02:32
Marks, engine 36, on location.
02:34
Engine 36, 3833.
02:35
West Hardingboro, South 5th Avenue and Sunset Road, Fire Police for Traffic Control.
02:40
Station 64 Fire Police, West Reddingboro.
02:42
South Fifth Avenue and Sunset Road, fire police for traffic control, negative injury, accident, 0833.
02:47
The Ops Maud.
02:49
I got an order coming off to one unit.
02:51
Okay,
02:52
from the staff, and it looks like the HVAC is set to auto, so if it got cold enough last night to kick the heat over, possibly for the first time in a couple months, could be a problem with that unit or possibly burning dust off.
03:05
Yeah, I'm going to try and access this unit.
03:07
All right, we just turn the temperature up too, so they should all be running and hopefully give any heat at this point.
03:14
Captain 85, command.
03:16
Go ahead. There's sensors that automatically control the climate control, meaning the heat.
03:24
So I would imagine what you guys are guessing is that when the heat kicked over, either dust or whatever.
03:33
Yeah, we just got it now.
03:36
The latter chauffeur got an odor smell here coming from one of the vents.
03:40
From our driver, he said he talked to management, and they said the odor was definitely different than when the dust burns off.
03:46
So we may have an issue with an HVAC unit up there, especially with Captain 79 having an odor coming coming.
03:51
All right, so can we hold it to ladder 18, ladder 79, and engine 85?
03:57
At this point, yes.
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Location mentioned:
Near Snyder Rd, West Lawn, PA 19609
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