Smoke detector activates in basement at Richmond station, Richmond VA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an activated smoke detector and a strong odor in the basement near the elevator hydraulic reservoir at a Richmond station. No fire or hazards were found. Crews are awaiting the arrival of a keyholder to access the building.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Eric, man, can you send a couple additional resources out here in McKenna program to help me investigate? Right now I can't find anything, but I got a significant smell in the back corner by the hydraulic reservoir for the elevator.
00:15
Copy. I'm going down to now.
00:22
Truck 5 from a Titan 3.
00:24
Do you want engine 5 to assist with your investigation?
00:28
Yeah, we can send them down in the basement to help Tim.
00:32
That would be great.
00:36
What's their access to the stairwell going to be? Where is that stairwell at in the building?
00:44
C side.
00:48
Cobbis Ciside stairwell.
00:56
Engine 6. Unconscious.
00:59
At Main Street Station.
01:01
Engine 6. Unconscious.
01:04
At Main Street Station.
01:06
OnTack Channel 2.
01:07
Timeout. 2153.
01:25
We're going to attempt to call the alarm company to see if we can get some additional keyholder information.
01:30
They didn't provide any updated information.
01:32
Stand by.
01:35
Receive. Received. Okay,
01:38
35-10-3.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:45
Looks like VCU is occupying most of this building here.
01:54
Let's see, if Richmond from Kerry can come in.
01:56
If you don't have any,
01:58
like with the keyholder, maybe we get a VCU building representative to come to the scene.
02:02
It seems like they're occupying much of the building.
02:06
Received.
02:11
Received. Question the CARESD command.
02:15
Go ahead.
02:17
Key holder has a 15 to 20 minute ETA.
02:23
Received. Truck file, redirect on that keyholder 15-minute ETA.
02:29
Truck five, copy.
02:31
We'll be it in the basement looking at the heater units.
02:38
I see that notes say we'll be at a bus stop.
02:41
Can you call them back and see if they have a better location?
02:46
Us and Razier are just circling blocks right now.
02:50
Receive. They're driving near the Greyhound station.
02:58
Cloud plan.
03:03
Go ahead.
03:07
We got an activated smoke detector in the basement.
03:11
No hazards located.
03:13
You'd probably let everybody go away from the keyholder.
03:19
Copy.
03:20
Richmond from command.
03:24
Truck 5 will remain on scene,
03:26
waiting for the keyholder.
03:28
All of the units can return the service when ready.
03:31
Richmond, they did find an activated smoke detector in the basement for no signs of the fire.
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Location mentioned:
Richmond E Main Street, 1500 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219
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