Smoke and burning smell detected on firehouse HVAC unit, Christian County MO


Fire crews are investigating smoke and a strong burning smell coming from an HVAC unit on the roof of the Logan-Rogersville Firehouse. There is no visible fire, but smoke and an abnormal odor are present.
Audio|Source: Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District
02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Is the HVAC system still on inside?
00:03
Yes, it is.
00:08
Copy, we just made.
00:09
To the roof.
00:15
Come here from Ruth.
00:20
Go ahead.
00:25
Is firehouse the second or third unit from the north?
00:33
It'd be the third.
00:35
You have two small suites and then a double suite.
00:39
The double suite is firehouse.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:57
I'm not getting any heat out of any of the units on the roof in this area.
01:09
Copy. It smells kind of like a felt on the inside and there is smoke pushing out of that.
01:18
Copy. I only have one unit up here that's not working.
01:23
That hasn't been running since we've been up here.
01:27
We're going to go ahead and show them.
01:31
We have two different thermostats down here.
01:34
We just kicked them both on.
01:40
Rift,
01:42
go ahead.
01:48
Are both of them running now?
01:51
They're both running right now.
01:57
Come in from Roof.
02:00
Go ahead.
02:03
We got one unit we're checking right now.
02:05
We're trying to open up a panel to get to it to check.
02:11
Copy.
02:17
Back to National Command.
02:22
Go ahead.
02:24
20 minute mark.
02:29
Group, all accounted for?
02:33
Clear, all accounted for.
02:35
Resetting mark.
02:41
From Ruth.
02:43
Go ahead.
02:45
I believe it's going to be this air handler unit up here that we're on.
02:50
We've got a couple more panels to open the look, but we're getting a strong smell from it.
02:54
I think that's probably where the source is going to be from.
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Location mentioned:
Christian County, MO
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