Fire units investigate burnt odor after power outage, Somerset County NJ


Fire units responded to a smell of burnt material on the 6th floor after a power outage. The source was likely burnt felt due to an electrical or power issue. Heat entering when a door was opened triggered the alarm.
Audio|Source: Somerset County and Franklin Twp
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Transcript:
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Show us surviving our scene at Robwood.
00:02
Where is? It's near 1640.
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All right, W57 responding.
00:12
Where is it?
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W57 responding.
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Command to Interior. They had a possible power outage and then they smelled this smoke after that power outage. Oh,
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first.
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Okay.
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Interior to command.
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Okay. Go ahead.
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There is an odor coming from the 6th floor.
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We're going to head to the roof to confirm where the source is coming from. Small as like it's burnt out felt.
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If there was in fact a electrical issue or a power issue, probably what it's from.
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I received.
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Interior Command, we're all clear from up here.
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They opened the door and heat came in and the heat set the alarm off.
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Yeah, put the ladder up.
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Somerset County, NJ
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