Carbon monoxide leak suspected after fireplace repair, Fairfax County VA
Fire & ArsonAfter maintenance on a gas fireplace, a strong odor was noticed and a carbon monoxide alarm triggered at an apartment near Recorder Place in Fairfax County. The apartment was evacuated for safety. Firefighters investigated multiple floors and confirmed the cause was a faulty gas fireplace. No further risks were found and the scene was cleared.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Police, Fire and EMS
05:25
Transcript:
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Overcup command.
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I'm on side alpha.
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Engine 436, just confirm the floor you're on.
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Chief, it's going to be floor one,
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the quadrant.
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Occupin reporting,
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they had work done on their gas fireplace earlier today, and they've been showing an odor the last few minutes.
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The apartment's been evacuated.
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Okay, we're going to label floor as one, two, three, four.
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Engine 404, let's see if we can get in the apartment above, just make sure there's nothing going on there.
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Okay, it's four copies, floor above.
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Okay, four copies, floor above.
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10 4th.
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(number withheld).
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Time 41 is in 436.
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No readings may be a slider in the apartment.
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We're still investigating the Tower 436.
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Copy investigating.
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Channel 4 Bravo, FOX 40809, carbon monoxide alarm (number withheld), Recorder Place, Waverly Dr. Power 408. On Channel 4, Bravo, Fox 40809, carbon monoxide alarm,
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(number withheld), Recorder Place, cross street, Waverly Dr.
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I'm back in time, you can see every supplement.
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(number withheld).
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Direct, (number withheld).
02:17
Rescue 4-1, report the engine 436, just in case we need to monitor anything else on the first floor.
02:24
But I think they're probably narrowing it down.
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Copy, floor number one.
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Yeah,
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one off the traffic stop, Willard at 28, 2015.
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Ambulance 431, engine 431, on Channel 4 Bravo, Box 43611, EMS level 3, (number withheld), Cross Street, Plutner Farm Road.
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Ambulance 431, Engine 431,
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on Channel 4 Bravo, Box 43611, EMS Level 3,
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(number withheld), Cross Street, Plutner Farm Road.
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3.30 out. 3.30 off. 3.30 off. I'm director 104. Busy. (number withheld).
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Get that for me.
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See.
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I'm... 6.721.
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To the Virginian restaurant on Glendon Street, the collard advisors, there's three teenagers over there, and they're tearing up everything he has outside for like decoration.
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That right?
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The light of the gas fireplace that's gone out, we're securing gas now,
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and we can hold this with just us and the tower.
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Everybody else can go in service.
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Copy. Engine 404 from command.
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Engine 404.
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Did you make it above?
04:53
There's no answer at Department 201 to see above it.
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However, their readings at the door are zero.
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Okay, you can go in service.
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Fairfax from command, we've identified the problem as a cadet gas fireplace.
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With engine and tower 436, all the users can go in service when ready.
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Command is terminated and will release 4-Delta.
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Direct folding engine 436, power 436 quality units can return in service.
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Command is tornado, 4DL2 is clear. (number withheld).
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