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Smoke detected in building due to elevator floor work, Chapel Hill NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/04/2025 05:32 AM (PDT)

Near Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at Taylor Hall on Mason Farm Road. Smoke was detected in the basement caused by floor work in the elevator, not an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

02:42

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 35, Engine 31, Engine 32, Ladder 72, Engine 33, Battalion 4, Medicaid, EMS 11, 109, Mason Farm Road at Taylor Hall, Structure Fire[1], Engine 35, Engine 31, Engine 32, Ladder 72, Engine 33, Battalion 4, Medicaid, EMS 11, 109, Mason Farm Road.

00:27

Taylor Hall, Structure Fire[1], Cross Street, South Columbia Street and West Drive, Ops 3.

00:33

Time of 0836.

00:35

8.32 responding officer.

00:37

Injun 35 respondent 45 respondent 4 swine.

00:44

Unit 35, ladder 72, engine 33, engine 33, engine 31, battalion 4, W Olinrata 838.

00:54

1932 and around at 838.

00:56

This was cold in as a fire alarm.

00:57

However, they are smelling smoke in the basement, updated to a structure fire.

01:01

U.N. C.FN. 3.

01:02

I'm on scene, Ops 3.

01:04

Multi-story commercial building, nothing showing from one side.

01:07

I'm going to enter into building right now.

01:08

We're home.

01:09

UNCFM 3 and UNCFM 4 on scene at 839.

01:13

U.N.C.F.M 3 to the battalion in route to the other home.

01:23

Go ahead for example.

01:24

They're doing floorwork in the elevator and set the elevator off.

01:27

You repeat that.

01:28

You repeat that.

01:29

Sound kind of muffler, hard to understand.

01:31

Yes, sir, they're doing floor work in the elevator and smoke that hallway up all the way up.

01:37

Copy. Edge of 31 on scene.

01:39

All units are not on thing downgrade.

01:40

All units are not on saying downgrade.

01:43

State System 85 on primary.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Structure Fire: Report of fire in a building

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Location mentioned:

Near Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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