Odor causes evacuation at auxiliary church polling site, Annapolis MD
Medical EmergencyResponders investigated an odor inside an auxiliary church building near Hicks Ave and West St, used as a polling site. The building was evacuated due to the odor. Three people reported headaches, and one pregnant woman fainted and suffered a minor burn from a hot drink. No fire was found; battery off gassing was suspected as the odor source.
Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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You got a two story type two church with the basement.
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I've got nothing of it from three sides.
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We're out investigating one of the octans now.
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On the 360, three stories in their area walk out on the side of Charlie.
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There's nothing ever from the basement.
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We'll be actually tied off with two for investigations.
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Down toward your unit.
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Matt 12 Friday, 2BW, is he?
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TWW, Midw 12.
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2W. MediW. Go on, where are you going?
01:15
Okay, good.
01:19
All right, a little bit of updated information.
01:21
It's not actually going to be the church, it's going to be an auxiliary building to the rear of the church.
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It's a single story type 3.
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We're out investigating now.
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4.1 location, near Hicks Ave and West St.
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Swether 8th, location.
02:03
Pretty nice face.
02:05
Near Hicks Ave and West St.
02:19
We enter with two inside Alpha, I do have an odor inside.
02:23
It is a polling location and we're evacuating now.
02:26
We've been in contact with the judge here.
02:31
Mattilation, see if it improves the conditions.
02:36
We can get them out to the street of the UMS meet them and relocate them.
02:43
That's correct. It's only a total of three.
02:46
They're just complaining a little bit of a headache.
02:52
1109, Injure 181, Medicare 11.
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Response 7632.
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That's our way up here.
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We'll start investigating.
03:02
There is a kitchen inside the facility.
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I don't have any obvious leaks in the kitchen area.
03:10
Quite an odor of an angle level one floor.
03:12
I believe it's battery off gassing.
03:19
Prilum copies holding engine 131, tower 30 only.
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Remainer going available.
03:37
Okay, fire alarm two, special operations, Chief One, are you continuing?
03:45
Not correct, I'm going to phone in you,
03:47
release the cold.
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Okay.
03:57
General 181 from 9, it's 7, 3632.
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Force Base rate.
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Firefight 3-1 in command.
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Thank you.
04:09
Good.
04:12
The three individuals that would like to be checked out are in the area of truck 39.
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7632, Coorsight Lane.
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It's going to be a scalding burn.
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Nothing caused by fire is caused by hot liquid.
04:27
There is a language barrier.
04:29
Patients 28 weeks pregnant.
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She passed out, spilled a hot drink on her belly.
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EMS-35, ma'am, out with patients.
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And John 181, you have yourself, medical loving the EMS2 on the call.
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The address 35 command.
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Just accountability purposes I'm operating with one.
04:57
Inside the polling location, waiting on squad 38, firefighter escorted the three-hour fence up there to be evaluated.
05:05
Everyone's being relocated to the parking lot, to the rear of the church.
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April is on location.
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Command BGNE is on location next to Medi 35.
05:26
Okay, I'll get that added away for them.
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Rescue Squad, 38th engine side, Bravo with two.
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Location mentioned:
Hicks Ave & West St, Annapolis, MD 21401
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