Black mold with chemical odor causes breathing difficulty, Myrtle Beach SC
Fire & ArsonA caller reported black mold with a chemical odor causing breathing difficulty in a home near 75th Avenue North. Children were inside asleep and the caller was experiencing respiratory distress. Emergency responders were dispatched to the location for hazmat and medical assistance.
Audio|Source: Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue
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Transcript:
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All units, standby for a hazmat in Station 5 area.
00:16
Response for hazmat, near 75th Avenue North, Unit 3, Ocean Villa.
00:30
Engine 6, Engine 5 to respond.
00:32
Caller is reporting that black mold in her home has a chemical smell and it's getting hard for her to breathe.
00:44
Go ahead and jump by.
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Do you have anyone on the phone with the caller still?
00:52
Negative, we've disconnected.
00:55
Do you know if they're still in the structure?
00:59
Affirm, they're still inside.
01:03
The complaint told our call taker that her children are sleeping.
01:07
It gets hard to breathe and you have to step outside.
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And Jim 5, my apologies, I walked on you.
01:15
The complaint told her call taker that her children are inside asleep and she's not leaving them unattended.
01:21
I did Cape County for a medic though for her respiratory distress.
01:26
Copy that, thank you.
01:32
Station safety three.
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Go ahead, 63.
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Can we get a tagged unit for this hazmat?
01:40
Affirm, all units responding to the hazmat, near 75th Avenue North, Unit 3.
01:45
Take your ops to TAC 2.
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Location mentioned:
10th Ave N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
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