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Commercial fire with light smoke at health care facilityChapel Hill NC

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E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

According to the dispatch call, a commercial building at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill near East Franklin Street experienced a light smoke incident in the laundry room, possibly from a dryer vent. Fire crews responded quickly and found the smoke contained with no visible fire. Additionally, a 91-year-old female at a nearby location was found unresponsive and believed deceased.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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05:18
Transcript:
00:00
Medic 3, EMS 11, near East Franklin Street, at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill, Commercial Structure Fire.
00:09
Medic 3, EMS 11, near East Franklin Street, at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill.
00:17
Commercial structure fire,
00:19
Cross streets Couch Road and South Elliott Road, Ops 3, Timeout 2306.
00:29
Thank you.
00:33
Engine 33, engine 32, ladder 74, engine 31, engine 35, Battalion 4, near East Franklin Street at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill, Commercial Structure Fire, Engine 33, Engine 32, Ladder 74, Engine 31, Engine 35, Battalion 4,
00:57
Near East Franklin Street.
00:59
Street at Signature Health Care of Chapel Hill commercial structure fire cross streets Couch Road and South Elliott Road upstreet timeout 23.7 3-3-2 is fine I can say it's fine
01:25
2nd respond
01:30
Andrew 33 was fired.
01:38
194. The audience around at 2309,
01:46
Caller out there reports light smoke inside the structure.
01:50
The caller is out of the building.
01:56
There is smoke in the laundry room, possibly coming from the dryer.
02:06
114 is now.
02:09
114 at 2309.
02:15
At the route to William Riley Road, 91-year-old female, not conscious, not breathing, called her mother get in the bed.
02:23
They believe she is now deceased.
02:25
They are refusing to do CPR, they believe she is beyond help.
02:31
She slumped over in the recliner.
02:37
Investigating at 2310.
02:39
303 for 10.40, you guys are in water.
03:08
Copy on scene at 2312.
03:12
The Battalion 2's communications.
03:16
Battalion 2, go ahead.
03:18
On scene, establish command.
03:20
Commander B, Division A.
03:24
2 has East Franklin Street Command.
03:27
Command is Division A.
03:28
Command is Division A at 2313.
03:31
Turn 3, you got an update.
03:35
Very light smoke behind the dryers.
03:43
Is it contained in the laundry room?
03:46
Is it contained in the laundry room? Yes, sir.
03:51
No fire visible.
03:54
Maybe some inside one of these dryer-vent exhaust pipes.
03:57
We're still on this case.
03:59
Any other help?
04:02
Not this second.
04:07
All units south saying, can you stand by and look for you.
04:14
Second four on six.
04:16
The second four unseen at 2314.
04:19
The second four on scene at 2314.
04:26
974 is on six.
04:31
24 on scene at 2314.
04:33
Okay,
04:38
Jason, 114 is on the scene.
04:41
Enac10 on scene.
04:42
114 and EMS 10 on scene.
04:47
114 and EMS 10 on scene at 2314.
04:54
The station's 182 is on scene.
04:58
182 on scene at 2315.
05:01
Okay.
05:05
Okay.
05:11
Command from 33.
05:13
It smells more like a belt.
05:14
We've got power killed.
05:16
Killing gas now.
05:17
I think we can handle.

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E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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