Multiple smoke and carbon monoxide alarms sound at Concord apartments, Concord NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, multiple smoke and carbon monoxide alarms sounded simultaneously on the 6th floor at Vita Apartments near West Ave in Concord. Maintenance reported about 10 units with alarms chirping. Fire crews responded to investigate the cause.
Audio|Heard on: Cabarrus County, Concord, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis Fire Departments
Listen to dispatch call
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
Vita Apartments near West Ave on the 6th floor, Ops 4.
00:07
4.
00:16
I missed the specifics on West Avenue.
00:19
I'm out near 210.
00:20
What was the call reference to?
00:23
The maintenance worker advised that they have about 10 units that all have alarms chirping right now on this floor.
00:31
He said when they switch the batteries out, they stop chirping, but they want to have it checked since they all started going off simultaneously.
00:39
Okay, I got it as a hazmat alarms.
00:41
It says a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm? Carbon monoxide.
00:44
Alarm.
00:46
Okay, I'm on scene, I'll come in.
00:48
I'll be meeting with site group.
00:56
Okay, one's on the scene.
00:58
I'll be driving at 360.
01:06
It's responding near 210, access on the West Avenue side.
01:11
I'm with maintenance now.
01:12
Changing works then.
01:16
No,
01:19
Obvious conditions from amidst rise over parking garage, multiple the whaling.
01:26
Recommend investigative, thank.
01:30
First two companies, come on in and wear my car.
01:32
If you'll get it with magnets, he's going to walk you up.
01:36
He's got about 10,
01:38
as dispatched, about 10 alarms going off.
01:45
Copy, we're on St.
01:47
West Avenue side.
01:52
Command, engine 41.
01:57
They aren't hartbanked.
02:01
Well, it's come to West Avenue.
02:03
I'm going to have you marry up with N-11s crew for secondary monitoring.
02:08
And what's how clear,
02:10
if we haven't got anything, I want to check it, joining retail structures on the first floor from West Avenue as well.
02:17
But we'll go to where the alarm originated first.
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Location mentioned:
Concord, NC
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