Investigation of burning smell and phone outage at store, Alto GA


Emergency crews responded to a report of a burning smell and phone lines not working at a Dollar General store near Gainesville Highway in Alto, GA. Upon arrival, no fire or smoke was visible.
Audio|Source: Habersham County Emergency Services
02:36
Transcript:
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Station 41, Station 24, Station 12, Station 41, 24, 12.
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Dollar General Market, and Alto, near Gainesville Highway, near Gainesville Highway.
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Reference to the smell of something burning about 30 minutes ago, no longer smells it, no smoke, just once it chunked out, time out 1120pink.
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Any two quick.
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Yeah, midnight, sorry.
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So much,
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well, it's clear.
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Thank you, midnight. Okay, midnight. Oh. ...station 16, 916, 6,000, 560, stone bank, road, 560, stone bank road, time out 124.
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Station 16 clear.
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He just lost fun.
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Mid-16 this night.
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Could you send this? Yeah.
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It already shows your touch too.
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We'll try to send it again.
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Units respondent.
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Responding Dollar General Market and Outpiff, near Gainesville Highway.
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Caller is an employee at the store, she smelled something burning about 30 minutes ago.
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The smell has gone away, but now their phone lines aren't working.
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Her manager told her to contact non-emergency.
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She's about to go ahead and try to get any customers out of the store, standby.
00:56
Just want to check out, 9-9, randomers 5893-58993.
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Tower 41 dispatch.
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Responding.
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Dead non-dispatch.
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We're on scene at Dollar General nothing showing from the outside.
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Stand by for further. Paramedic 9 will have command.
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Time 4.
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Lacey's en route with five.
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Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near Gainesville Hwy, Alto, GA 30510
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