Fire department investigates furnace malfunction and smoke odor, High Point NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire department responded to near Franklin Ave for a furnace malfunction causing smoke and odor. They observed the furnace was not running, likely due to a burnt or slipped belt, and began inspection by removing a panel to check inside.
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03:2
Transcript:
00:00
54 engine 54 has got a fan if you need it at the front door trying to get some smoke out or whatever you need
00:09
simple let's go ahead and bring out up here and try to get it clear to see if we can get the furnace fire
00:28
Can you show us tonight?
00:31
Okay.
00:37
Tanker 30, Deputy Chiefs authority today?
00:40
No.
00:45
Go ahead.
00:48
The furnace is still not running at all down here.
00:52
It's the thermostat showing that it's running? I know they try to turn it back on.
00:58
The thermostat's not letting at all.
01:00
He said he can't get his turn back on.
01:06
10-4[1]. Well, it's no heat or anything down here around the furnace, but I'm thinking something I was going to went wrong with the furnace.
01:14
I don't know if it's a burn a belt up or something like that.
01:19
And actually there's a little breaker panel right here at it.
01:21
I'm about to check it.
01:25
Copy. That's going to be my next move.
01:29
The only thing I can think of as a belt might as slip to burn over.
01:37
Attention.
01:38
Engine 1. Respond to near Franklin Ave.
01:42
Uniday. Fire service calls.
01:44
Cross Street, or Fizzle Street and Woodbury Street.
01:47
Tac B2. Attention.
01:49
Engine 1. Respond to near Franklin Ave.
01:52
Uniday. Fire service calls.
01:55
Cross Street, Official Street and Woodbury Street.
01:57
Tac B2.
02:03
You can,
02:04
if you get right up against this fire, you can, it's kind of slightly the same smell that's in the house, not as strong as it was in the house.
02:13
So I don't know, like say, if there's something in this furnace that slip and burn a belt up or something,
02:19
it's not allowing it to come on.
02:26
Is there a way we could probably take a panel off of one side of us to look inside or is it for?
02:35
Just one second, let me look at it a little bit closer to see if it easily can take one off.
02:42
Got it to any more on the location.
02:50
Unable to locate that description field.
02:58
I'm going to get one panel off of this real quick.
03:01
It's just four screws.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin Ave, High Point, NC 27260
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