Burned hot water heater causes odor in apartment, Chesapeake VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an odor in apartment 262 at an apartment complex on Colgin Way. They found the smell was confined to that apartment only. Investigation revealed a burned hot water heater in the closet was the source. Crews checked neighboring apartments and the electrical room, which were clear. The unit was ventilated, and maintenance was requested to fix the hot water heater.
Audio|Source: Chesapeake Fire
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Transcript:
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Retail on Edge 4.
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Go ahead.
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Are you on the FCC?
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Affirmative.
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Detail on the command.
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Okay, go ahead.
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Okay,
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you were in apartment,
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262, correct?
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Affirmative, that's correct.
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All right, the smell that you were talked about, is that in the hallway or is that confined to that apartment itself?
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It's confined to the apartment itself, there's no odor or haze in the hallway at all.
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All right, let's check the exposure on either side.
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Command's over there.
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Commandantable.
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Good.
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I'm currently working on gaining access to the two exposure apartments.
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Copy. Copy.
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At Chesapeake, we're on scene level one's attention.
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Let's be copy 447.
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Can imagine 14 driver.
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14 drivers.
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Can you access Knox Box?
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They have a master key for the apartments.
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Copy. The master key set was given to engine 24.
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Receive.
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Edge 24th.
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Command, go ahead.
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First floor is clear. We also checked the electrical room down here. It's clear.
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We're working our way up towards you with Master Key.
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Okay.
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I believe we found the source.
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Great command of that one.
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Go ahead.
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The reason is the odor is isolated to the hot water heater in the closet which is burned up.
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Secured a hot water heater, I'm comfortable with myself and ladder too. We'll clear all the units.
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Okay, we're coming.
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I'll tell you what all units can return to dispatch a clear.
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We cut that exoner engine 14 just speaking clear to attack TAC 2 clear 452 is out 4152.
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Engine 14 and Ladder 2.
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Ladder 2 alpha the ladder 2 driver driver.
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Ladderty, your own fire property.
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Letter 2 driver to ladder 2, or ladder 2 alpha, the ladder 2 driver.
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Ladder 2 driver.
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Can you go ahead and bring a fan up here to the second floor to Unit 262, please?
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Thank you. I'll tell you one ladder two.
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Are y'all going to need maintenance then?
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That's a permanent chief we're going to need maintenance.
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Yeah, hot water heater can turn up.
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Okay, give it with 14 and...
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Location mentioned:
Near Colgin Way, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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