High carbon monoxide levels detected at observatory, Ithaca NY
Fire units responded to the Fuertes Observatory at Cornell University for high carbon monoxide levels detected in the basement. The building was evacuated and no one was reported ill.
Audio|Source: Tompkins County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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You guys fire near Credit Farm Drive, the Fortes Observatory,
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Cornell campus.
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Cornell is requesting you, respond for COE levels inside the building.
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That's for Q-Gyte's Fire, near Credit Farm Drive, Forteis Observatory,
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across Pleasant Grove Road,
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and there's snap.
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EHS and Cornell responding correction requesting your response for CO levels inside the building, 2128.
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The end of the observatory, we got readings over a hundred parts for a million of CO in the basement.
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Negative on illness and the building is unoccupator now.
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Outstanding, 2130.
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Tom. It's 21033.
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Tom. 2033.
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Can you attach us and just a wrap to the horses of some sort?
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Copy 203 in room.
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Tompkins, 231.
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Two 31.
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Go ahead, two zero three.
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This happened last year and it was an issue with a chimney flu.
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When you guys get here, it'll be a long drive way up, don't come out of the back side of the building.
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There's no parking.
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You're going to have to stop short.
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An issue with the boiler in the basement.
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Let me see, that sounds more right.
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2.03, we weren't able to make it all the way into the basement.
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We got down two steps and our meters spiked over 100, just you know.
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Got me.
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Location mentioned:
Fuertes Observatory, 209 Cradit Farm Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850
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