Electrical odor investigated at Argonne lab, Lemont IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel investigated a possible electrical burning odor at Argonne Building 432 near South Cass Avenue in Lemont. Moderate smoke was noted in a lab area marked with radioactive warning signs, though no active fire was found. Ventilation systems functioned properly, and crews monitored the lab remotely before determining no immediate danger.
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Transcript:
00:00
432 command, Argonne,
00:02
111. We have a very strong smell of what may be electrical burning.
00:08
Copy. Any smoke or just odor?
00:11
Just the odor.
00:12
I have no smoke showing.
00:16
430 command from 111.
00:19
The odor is coming from a lab hutch that does have radioactive warning signs posted inside.
00:28
Okay, we were just talking to a representative out here.
00:31
He said that they saw smoke inside of it.
00:32
He's making his way in right now to talk to you.
00:36
111 from command.
00:39
400 command,
00:41
101 will be assuming not, so we're making that true with health physics.
00:45
Captain 101's house.
00:47
Argon from command.
00:52
Argon from 432 command.
00:54
Go ahead.
00:55
This is circling back.
00:56
I don't know if you said or not.
00:58
Has the control room been notified?
01:00
Hey word.
01:01
Okay, thank you.
01:03
Command from us.
01:04
Go ahead. Met with the beamline scientist.
01:08
We have an idea of what the fuel package is.
01:11
There's a moderate smoke condition inside the hutch.
01:16
No active fires observe.
01:17
Ventilation is working appropriately.
01:19
I don't believe you got any active alarms at this point.
01:22
We're going to remotely view the hutch from the cameras that are available prior to entry.
01:28
Once we get a better idea of the condition of the hutch via the remote cameras, we'll make a...
01:34
decision on entry from that point, but it appears at this point there's no active fire.
01:38
Okay, do you need anything for me?
01:40
I think we're good at this point.
01:42
I don't know if you've got change companies, but I'm probably going to be here for a minute, so I'd at least grab change companies, but we're good with resources on the scene.
01:50
Okay, I'll work on that.
01:53
Argonne from 432 Command.
01:56
Yeah, can you go ahead and get me change companies command?
02:00
As is received, you want that off 1-01, correct?
02:04
Correct.
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Location mentioned:
S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439
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