Carbon monoxide alarm triggers evacuation in Ephrata home, Ephrata WA


Fire and police responded to a carbon monoxide alarm sounding for 20 to 30 minutes at a single-family home near King Street in Ephrata. Occupants reported a burning or gas smell and evacuated the building as a precaution.
Audio|Source: Grant County Fire/EMS and Washington State Patrol
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Transcript:
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Routine, Fire alarm.
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3.1.2K. King Street, Southwest, 0710.
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Matthew 11 in route.
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Engine 3011, I received.
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It's going to be a carbon monoxide alarm.
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It's been going off about 20 or 30 minutes.
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They change the battery, click the button, then it's still going off.
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Receive. 3011 also, they say that they do smell or burning or gas smell.
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They are going to evacuate the building.
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Receive.
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7-11.
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Command 3, I'm in wrap, copy short.
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Command 3, 711.
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Back, Agent 31, on 3, 11, on scene.
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Engine 311, I'll see. Engine 31, 712.
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Command 3, same traffic?
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Single-level normal family structure.
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Read, buddies, then evacuated.
00:39
Command 3, I received your also-unseen single-level normal family structure out to investigate.
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They are evacuating, 7.13.
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Received. Command 3, 3,000.
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Last traffic fire 2 was unreadable.
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Location mentioned:
Ephrata, WA 98823
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