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CO alarms trigger with burning plastic smell in residenceLeicester MA

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Near Cricklewood Dr, Leicester, MA 01524

Residents at a home near Cricklewood Drive reported that their carbon monoxide alarms were going off and that they smelled burning plastic, especially in the basement. The fire department and police responded to investigate the possible fire hazard. Authorities found a faint smoke and burning plastic odor inside the residence.

Audio|Source: Leicester Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Everyone stand by tone 1, number 3, Cricklewood Drive.
00:18
File alarm, Company 1 respond to near Cricklewood Drive report of CO alarms activated with the smell of plastic burning.
00:29
So again, Company 1 respond to near Cricklewood Drive for the CO alarms.
00:35
The pylums clear, 956.
00:38
Carpola is on.
00:44
Chief Capua, report from the resident, the CO alarms are going off.
00:48
Throughout the house,
00:50
they said there is a smell of some sort of plastic burning kind of smell in the basement.
00:55
Okay,
00:58
see.
01:03
That's ovens off at headquarters.
01:07
Rishi L.
01:13
Goal. Go forth.
01:17
Rishi.
01:21
Receive. Racial.
01:22
Ration L.
01:24
All. Hello. Hello.
01:31
I just wanted to let you know I can smell what appears to be burning plastic.
01:36
There is some smoke on the inside as well, very faint,
01:41
if you could let fire now.
01:47
I'm caught four.
01:49
What was on?
01:52
Advice police on scene reporting the alarms are sounding, there is an odor of plastic, of a burning smell, and that there is a slight haze.
02:04
Gracie, we can have that.

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Near Cricklewood Dr, Leicester, MA 01524

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