Chemical or electrical smell prompts fire response near Owens Street, Blacksburg VA
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a chemical or electrical smell near the hot water heater and breaker box at an apartment near Owens Street. Residents evacuated the apartment as a precaution. There were no gas appliances, and the smell was contained to a closet area.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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3403 We're getting ready to dispatch out fire to near Owen Street near Owen Street Permit P1 for possible electrical hazards Is that there's a strong smell coming from an unknown location
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Ten-four. Let us know if they need anything.
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Ten-four. Seven-four.
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Seven-three are the people out of the house?
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DT, PD.
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40 to 145.
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Go ahead for them.
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Is the transport car gonna be in the annex parking lot?
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We're gonna be in the media lot.
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All right,
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I'm gonna be in the media lot.
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FIRE NRV 103 103
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I'll be in round
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There are some sort of possible chemical smell coming from where the hot water heater and the breaker box are at.
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They do not have any type of gas appliances and say that it is now contained to just the closet where the hot water heaters are in the one bathroom and they have evacuated the apartment.
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Location mentioned:
Near Owens St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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