Industrial heater mistaken for fire at construction site, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonA caller reported seeing flickering light in a small blue metal box at a construction site near Broadway. Initially suspected to be a fire, responders investigated and found no smoke or fire. It was then confirmed that the light came from a large industrial heater being used to heat the building under construction, which has a visible flame as part of its operation.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
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I have a report from a person at Broadway residents.
00:03
They say they see something that may be a fire at the construction site of the new part building.
00:08
They say there's a small blue box, like a metal box, and that there's seen some kind of flickering light in it that looks like fire.
00:15
I said it wasn't spreading, and I can't imagine that there's a fire over there, but if you can check it out.
00:22
I don't know if you need a plant on fire.
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Unable to locate.
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Copy.
00:32
Same one side of the instructional prices is off, but usually it's true regardless of walking through that entire thing for up the entire night.
00:42
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
00:44
They said it's right across from insomniacities should be on Broadway.
00:56
Looking at it from the fifth floor of parking one.
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I'm not seeing any smoke or anything, but we'll go take a look.
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This is you guys have to click the side of a blue metal box.
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I don't know if this is equipment.
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For all units? Yeah, there's storage boxes,
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and it might just be a white inside that's still on.
01:24
Oh, go ahead.
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Copy, thank you.
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Double if I'm eating.
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On my way to Christy.
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Creezy 0-017.
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8-8-4, 10-79.
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B-8-4, good night, double 18.
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P.
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8-4, good night for everyone up there.
02:00
1331 on scene
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Maddoch 3131 on scene Medic 321 on scene, 248.
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Medic 1345
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Next up, Mayling.
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Mayling, 0020.
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Fall on. One's great.
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Got some questions, please.
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And, follow on.
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Is it the ground floor or where exactly were they seeing this?
02:44
It said it was directly across from insomniotis that they were able to see it from the Broadway residence desk.
02:52
Shall I assume closer to the ground floor?
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May there, 3-3-AWK-4 in line.
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P2-24, go ahead.
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Key lock me and 745 off, please.
03:12
Hello 24.
03:16
There is a flame, but that's because it's a giant keener that's heating the entire building.
03:24
It's just a giant rental thing that they have out here for heating a big space.
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Copy, industrial heater.
03:38
I did have the caller callback again.
03:41
She would like to update.
03:42
It's, uh,
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am I okay telling her, but it's a giant industrial heater.
03:52
Yeah, or if you want me to get her phone, whichever,
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I'm staring out, it's got a natural gas stuff,
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and it's got a gigantic...
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like four-foot diameter hose that's going up into the building, and it's used for heating spaces when they don't have an H-back system.
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It's up and running, so it's running like it should.
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What they're saying is just the heating element,
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and it's open to the air so it can get enough air flow again.
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Copy. It sounds like you might know a little bit more about this than I do.
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Do you want that callback number?
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near SW Jackson St, Portland, OR 97201
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