Fire department investigates burnt food odor in building, Chapel Hill NC
Fire & ArsonFire department responded to a reported fire at a commercial apartment building near Crescent Drive in Chapel Hill. They found no visible fire but detected a burnt food odor in the lobby. After checking all floors and the roof, no active fire or hazards were found.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
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Transcript:
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Structure Fire, near Crescent Drive, Chapel Hill Fire Department,
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20, RefU, 1,
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51, Chapel Hill Tower 72, Engine 16, Engine 6, Ladder 6, Engine 18, Engine 12, Ladder 12, Quad 4, Battalion 3, Battalion 1.
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Option number two.
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Section 16
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I got a four-story commercial apartment structure, nothing visible from three sides.
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16 of the out.
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That's me.
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That's great, happy 16th.
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It ties up four stories, nothing other than that.
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Digit copy.
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Chevro and everything 3rd2 in the route, present route.
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Ferum copy the route.
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906 on scene, also in command.
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The time 3 is on scene.
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Command, what do you need in size?
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The time 3 is unseen.
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The time 3 is unseen, I'll host command.
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Command from the G16.
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It smells like burnt food in the lobby.
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We checked the areas around in the first floor and could not have anything.
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She smells something up for the forest,
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so we're ahead of there right now.
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Engine 15th command, your traffic is very broken up.
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I've turned the repeater on, switch to DVRF.
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Engine 16, switch to DVRF and repeat your traffic.
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16, go ahead and key up.
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You won't hear key up when you speak.
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Command from 16, we just had a smell of smoke on the first floor in the lobby.
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We could not find anything in the immediate area in the rooms around.
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One resident mentioned that she thought she smelled the first floor, the fourth floor, which we just went up there and had no smell of anything there.
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Okay, command copies.
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You've had reports of odors on the first and fourth floor.
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You've been unable to locate anything so far.
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Any unit not on scene couldn't reduce non-emergency.
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Top the engine six to the second floor.
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Just go ahead and stay back for a moment.
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Committee information 16, we just went to the third floor and no smell or any signs there either.
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We are currently on the second floor with, again,
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everything all clear so far,
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no odor of any kind.
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Were you able to make contact to the caller or were they able to find any other information other than just a non-specific odor?
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And for the caller just smelled it in the lobby and he called from that.
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There is, you do not see any or have any, any source.
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Is that up for the roof?
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Are you aware where the H-back units are in this building?
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4-9 or 6 can you check the roof?
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We're sitting forward here right now.
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We'll come back up there.
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It's kind of strong our food odor to it.
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I think they're going to take out the exchange.
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Location mentioned:
Near Crescent Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
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