Chemical odor prompts evacuation at residential building, Boulder CO


Fire crews responded to reports of a chemical odor inside a residential building near Baseline Road in Boulder, Colorado. The smell was detected in the laundry room in the basement, possibly from a water heater. Some residents evacuated while others remained inside as crews investigated the source of the odor.
Audio|Source: Boulder City Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 142, Engine 144, Battalion 143, Gas odor inside, near Baseline Road, Delta Response Gas odor inside,
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Near Baseline Road, Map page, 48 Bravo FoxTry.
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N-R-22, I'll show you en route CUPD is in contact with the 18-year-old male-ease conscious breathing D-K.
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It's going to be at 1,500 University Avenue, 1500 University Avenue.
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22, Goffrey.
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Under 142, into 144M,
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Batchez 143, all around to near Baseline Road.
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It's going to be the smell of chemicals in the laundry room in the basement, possibly from the water heater.
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The RP evacuated, but so there's other roommates still inside, you can all go BF Ops 1 on arrival, the Specialty Act on Offs 1 and Pass 1 Fire 1.
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Battalion 143 copies.
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Engine 142 copies.
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Engine 144 copies.
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2213.
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9100. Engine 142 for a rapper report.
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Go ahead.
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Small two-story residential, nothing shown on our approach.
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We do have some evacuation going on.
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This will be...
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Phase line command and you can stay by for update.
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The arrival small two-story building doesn't showing on approach evacuation and some progress space link command standby for 360, 2020.
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Location mentioned:
Near Baseline Rd, Boulder, CO 80302
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