Smoke smell reported near Panola Rd building's HVAC units, Lithonia GA


Firefighters responded to a report of smoke smell near HVAC units on the Alpha Bravo side of a building on Panola Road. No active fire was found, power was on, but lights were out on one side of the building.
Audio|Source: DeKalb County Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 16, fire, 3546, Panola Road.
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Engine 16.
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You're 17th 17th.
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You've got a unit number that we need to be looking for.
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There's a lot of AC units up here.
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So whatever thing to smoke at, aren't smelling it, was probably towards the Alpha Bravo[1] side of the building.
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Apartment 802 at Beck Christian Powers, Basic 46, Person 61438, Church Street.
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Okay, is there any unit numbers marked off on there?
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Okay, cool, Sam, by, there's a ton of breakers down here trying to find the correct one, I guess.
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You got power aside that button structure, or is it any breakers off at this time?
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Yeah, we got power down here.
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Okay, I've walked up on a couple of units.
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I don't see any fans moving at this time.
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Okay, over there on the, like Alpha Bravo[1] side.
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Yeah, I'm walking from the Alpha Bravo[1] side all the way down to the, uh,
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I'm going to the Bravo, I'm Charlie Corner now.
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Okay, I'm clear.
00:54
So the lights are kind of out on that side.
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Let me go back in the daily see if there's any breakers back there, but I don't think it's going to be any HVAC[2] breakers down here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Alpha Bravo: Building side designation
[2]
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning units
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Location mentioned:
Near Panola Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058
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