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False alarm from stove pipe smoke at commercial buildingDurham NC

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Old Oxford Rd & Danube Ln, Durham, NC 27704

Fire units responded to smoke reported at a commercial building near Old Oxford Road and Danube Lane in Durham. The smoke came from a stove pipe connected to a heating unit and was not an active fire. Nearby road was closed temporarily for safety. The situation was resolved and units cleared the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
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02:29
Transcript:
00:00
Structure Fire Old Oxford Road and Danube Lane
00:11
Structure fire, Old Oxford Road and Danube Lane, safety, one, rescue, one, squad seven, engine nine, engine three, ladder, three,
00:23
engine two, ladder,
00:25
two, engine 14, battalion, four, battalion two.
00:37
The Italian 4.
00:38
I'm on scene.
00:39
I got a type 2 single story commercial structure.
00:43
It's like I have white smoke coming out of the Charlie side.
00:49
White smoke engine, or the time 4 will be in the movie.
01:03
This is for all incoming units.
01:05
The smoke is coming out of what looks like a stove pipe from the inside of the structure.
01:12
Squad 7, will you investigate interior?
01:18
Squad 7, copy.
01:30
Battalion Fort, all incoming units, you can reduce non-emergency at this time.
01:52
1014 all units 500 block of Rainer Street between Southgate and Liberty will be closed until further notice.
01:58
Recreting 500 block of Rainer Street between Southgate and Liberty will be closed until further notice.
02:03
Then as 14 is 0831.
02:13
The time forward all incoming units is just going to be a normal heating element all units can clear the call.
02:27
Press, 2017, 1090.

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Location mentioned:
Old Oxford Rd & Danube Ln, Durham, NC 27704

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