Smoke odor found after possible water heater explosion, Lenoir County NC
Fire & ArsonFire and EMS responded to a reported structure fire near Vindale Road after a caller said her water heater may have exploded. On arrival, crews found no visible fire but detected a light smoke odor inside. They continued to investigate and later canceled other units.
Audio|Source: Lenoir County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Attention, Northland Orly Grange, Northland Orly Grange, Structure Fire, near Vindale Road, near Benddale Road, Cross Streets Institute Road and Drew,
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Drew Farmer, all units respond on.
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Two is on house one.
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Copycard two zero zero twenty.
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Ovenile engine two response.
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Okay.
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Copy 0-0-25.
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All against around near Vindel Road.
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Vindel Road.
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The caller is advising.
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She believes her water heater may have exploded and the bedroom is full of smoke at this time.
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They are exiting the structure now.
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Grange, Corps 5, responding.
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The range car sits for responder.
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Copy, zero zero twenty-two.
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The Grange car file is on, hop one.
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Copy, zero, zero.
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Okay, zero.
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Rescue wants to find going out, sir, sir, one.
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North Illinois 11 respondent switching off one.
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Opelonage 11 is an awesome one.
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Okay,
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it's time for two, respond.
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Two is on seeing nothing visible, double wide level.
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I'll be investigating.
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Copy Cartoon, seen nothing visible, near bend no road, 0.030.
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Northern Oaxon 2 is on saying.
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One thing,
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more supplies on a bit.
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My vehicle.
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Okay.
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Ask you one those things.
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Okay. Okay.
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Okay.
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You have a...
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light odor of smoke in a house,
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we'll continue to investigate.
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Legrange, you disregard.
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Thank y'all.
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Copy, the light odor of smoke inside the residence.
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Legrange can just interrupt zero 32.
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Angel 11 on the same.
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We're trying to take one's clear out so we'll return to four.
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Call one.
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Good.
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Are you able to secure the water?
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