Firefighters Respond to Electrical and Rubber Smell at Tacoma Building, Tacoma WA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a commercial building in Tacoma due to a strong smell of electrical burning and rubber inside. The odor worsened but the exact source was not immediately found. The HVAC system was suspected to be involved. Multiple fire units were dispatched and the building was evacuated and searched for safety.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire
06:29
Transcript:
00:00
Friday Commandments and 4, will you have a strong electrical smell on the first floor? If you could come in and help us investigate, Wittani 2 will have command to you.
00:12
Retalion 2 is Broadway Command, 360 Complete.
00:19
Judge 2, Broadway Command, 1225.
00:26
And Lyra 3 is moving up to a fifth engine floor.
00:33
Commander Seed.
00:40
Command from engine floor.
00:42
We recommend upgrading this to a 111 response.
00:45
The electrical smell has gotten worse since we first walked in.
00:48
We still aren't able to locate the location.
00:56
Broadway command received.
00:58
Break to come from Broadway command request a commercial 111.
01:06
Received command.
01:08
Upgrading to an FCOM.
01:11
1227.
01:17
Entoms.
01:21
1, 2, 9, and 8, ladder 1, medic 4, medic 2, battalion 3, 53, BMS 1, and Investigator 1, Channel A3, Commercial Structure Fire, Passages Building, 708, Broadway, engines, 1, 2, 9 and 8, ladder 1, medic 4, medic 2, battalion 3, safety 3, BMS 1, and Investigator 1, channel A3 3.
01:50
Commercial Structure Fire, Passenger, Boil-Way, 708, Broadway, Time 1228.
02:09
Command from Ladder 3, we've got a smell of burnt rubber.
02:12
This is possible H-back.
02:13
We're going to make our way to the roof.
02:18
Commercial structure fire, passages building, 708, Broadway, Engine 11, Channel A3, Commercial Structure Fire, Passages Building, 708, Broadway, Time 1229.
02:35
Engine 9, you've been canceled.
02:45
8.3. Channel 8.2.
02:49
D.L.S. Psychological behavioral.
02:52
Coodledog restaurant.
02:53
1520.
02:56
Channel A2, BLS, psychological behavior.
03:01
It's coming from Medic 5, available in quotas.
03:03
54th Avenue East, time 1229.
03:14
Command Andrew, watch all the scene.
03:21
Support the FDC on Upper Alley.
03:24
Just connect dry and look for a item before you get there.
03:28
It might be uphill of you.
03:35
Receive, Upper Alley.
03:41
My medic files available for closer than, medic two.
03:49
Engine 4 from command.
03:53
Yeah,
03:57
you're three levels from Opreality side, Charlie side, and four levels from your side.
04:06
Engine 4, we see.
04:08
Gladly is headed to the roof, expect of HVAC.
04:12
We still have a strong smell of rubber coming out of the HVAS system on floor 1.
04:18
And is a lot of three going from the interior, is that correct?
04:25
That's a farmer day.
04:26
Interior's stay well.
04:32
Engine one, just stand by that FDC inside, Charlie.
04:37
If you need a hydrant, it will be just down the sidewalk off on Broadway across from Engine 4.
04:44
You'd be sharing theirs.
04:51
Engine 4 from ladder 3, can you send your third to the west stairwell?
05:01
Up, Sermin, if you want him to come over the stairway, you guys went up? Sure, sir, sir, me.
05:09
We have a light smell of haze on floor 1, where I'm able to access 2, sir, 4.
05:19
Command, Engine 2 is on scene.
05:23
Command, Medical, on scene.
05:28
The name right here, it's just...
05:32
Put yourself on Team AMBC.
05:34
Engine 2, you're acknowledged.
05:41
All units from Robbie Command, just an update.
05:44
This is a four-story, ordinary 25 by 75.
05:49
Engine 4 and Labrus are checking out the possible small rubber smell from possibly an Akeback system.
06:01
Command Letter 1, do you want us to set up for potential exterior access with Ariel?
06:08
Yeah, I was going to try to get you over to Opri Alley.
06:11
Are you able to do that? Or you want to just stay right there?
06:20
Command from Ladder 3.
06:22
I recommend Ladder 1 assist to the roof.
06:25
This is a strong smell of rubber, possible H-Mags.
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Location mentioned:
The Passages Building, Tacoma, WA 98402
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