Fire alarm triggered by burnt motor belt smell in building, Sandston VA
Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered near East Gray St due to a smell like a burnt motor belt. Firefighters investigated and found no fire or immediate danger. They located the elevator room to shut off power and the smell began to clear. No source was confirmed yet.
Audio|Source: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Truck 5. Fire alarm.
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Near East Gray St.
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Truck 5. Fire alarm.
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Near East Gray St.
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Cross streets are North 7th Street and North 8th Street.
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On tap Channel 2.
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Time out. 1406.
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Commair from Engine 1.
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That unit 6-1 up to the elevator room to shut the power off.
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Command Coppies, Anger 1.
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Engine 6 to engine 5.
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How's good, 300, engine 5?
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Can you ask the building representative where the elevator room for this building is?
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But we're unsure where that location is.
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Just to confirm the building representative does not know where the elevator room is?
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Correct. He's not a building technician.
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He just happened to be coming to this building to work in one of the offices.
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The engine takes drive on in the elevator.
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Engine six to command, we've located the elevator room.
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Command copies, engine six.
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Engine six to engine one.
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Go ahead.
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Which elevator are they stuck on?
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This is command from Engine 5.
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Grace, man.
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It has started to clear up on the seventh floor as well as we're not smelling that smell anymore.
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It is similar to a smell of a burnt motor belt, but so far we haven't found anything yet.
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Location mentioned:
E Gray St, Sandston, VA 23150
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