Smoke caused by overheated motor at university hall, Ithaca NY
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to smoke and a burning odor at Goldwin Smith Hall on the Cornell University campus. Investigation revealed an overheated motor in a mechanical room causing smoke but no fire. The motor was turned off, power was cut to it, and ventilation was established to clear the smoke.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Copy, he is in a burning odor.
00:02
Right now you have engine two and engine three on the way.
00:05
Should have more units in room shortly.
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Receive, and just so you're aware, I also,
00:13
as it bait the fire alarm while we investigated.
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Tompkins, this is 967.
00:24
Can you attach me to that call at Cornell, please?
00:28
Raise you. You're attached.
00:33
Tompkins, 162.
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To Cornell,
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Ops 9, TACA, use Ops 9, TACA heading up to Cornell.
00:58
1360.903 is on the scene of Goldwyn-Smith.
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We've got people standing outside. E.H&S is on the scene of Goldwyn-Smith Hall.
01:03
We've got people standing outside.
01:05
E.HNS is on scene.
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We're going to be gearing up and investigating.
01:12
Copy engine 3, you're on scene.
01:15
I'll have you meet up with Cornell 2417.
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This is I'm with the investigation.
01:19
Engine 2 is on scene.
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They'll be command.
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Copy all.
01:30
1361 on the scene,
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accidental activation, you can cancel.
01:34
Again, that's Newfield player.
01:36
1361 on the scene, you can cancel.
01:39
12.24.
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Air Force back in on local.
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967 on Ops 9 on level 1.
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967 from Command.
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Engine 2,
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Command is operating on the Quad side.
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If you would like to take command,
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that works for me.
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967, the engine 2, you're on the quad side.
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I'll take command until 964's arrival.
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Ten,
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four, I'm behind engine 3.
02:27
What's your access from the bottom side? Is that a better access for the truck or have them come up here?
02:35
Recommend trucks stay on Feeney Way.
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2417 to 967 on up to 967.
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967 on AFS9.
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Go ahead.
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We will be located in room G76, it's an auditorium lecture room.
03:03
We have not been able to locate the source.
03:09
It looks like it's coming in through either the vents or the light pictures.
03:15
We're still investigating.
03:21
You have a haze in the room coming from either the light fixtures or the vents you're investigating.
03:28
Engine or truck, while you come up here in position or front of Engine 3.
03:38
Now to Engine 2 and Engine 3, your best access is going to be the side door next to Lincoln Hall.
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You'll walk right into the room we're in.
03:53
June's happy.
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We're inside right now.
03:56
Do you want to head to the north side of the building? Telly?
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Telly.
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All you guys stand by right there for right now.
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I want to get a better location and where they are operating in the building before I send you on your original.
04:15
Lieutenant Grezoff from 967.
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Go ahead, command.
04:23
When you get a chance, let's get an Alpha location in that building.
04:28
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and what floor are you operating on it?
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If Alpha and C.U.A.
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Wayside, we're operating on Delta,
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Charlie Corner.
04:45
Copy that, that's the ground floor entrance from the quad site.
04:53
2419, 963. Below grade alpha.
04:58
Go ahead, clear, thank you.
05:05
Command asks, Coulogne S Smith.
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This is 960, go ahead.
05:18
Poppy, we found a motor burning up in the next room right above that room.
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He shut the motor off at this time and power off to it.
05:28
Just give me a heads up.
05:32
Okay, so you had a motor that went in the room above G76.
05:37
When you get a chance, give me the room location and let me know whether or not you have ventilation reasons.
05:47
Hopkins 901, when you get a chance, you can clear the 120 Valentine.
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We're also up.
05:54
30, Steve,
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1230.
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of room 174, room 174, it's a mechrum inside of there.
06:06
I'm with a building coordinator now, we've shut power up to both of the air handlers,
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and we should be good with ventilation.
06:13
There's not a lot of windows in here, but natural ventilation, hopefully we'll take care of that.
06:24
What are your current in speaking?
06:31
I don't know,
06:32
maybe stop ventilate out through the windows, maybe.
06:39
Okay, that's clear.
06:40
I'm going to leave engine two and truck two here for just a minute.
06:43
968, engine three, any other unit sentence is waiting clear.
06:47
Lieutenant Grez off, let's get up there and get a look at it and let me know your thoughts and we'll go through.
06:54
Engine 2 is in room.
06:56
We're also going to check 2-7-4 to show room above the room in question.
07:05
Yeah,
07:06
that makes sense.
07:07
Do we have more than one detector activated this time or just the one?
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Location mentioned:
Goldwin Smith Hall (GSH), 232 E Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
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