Carbon monoxide alarm leads to faulty heater found, Pearl River NY
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at an apartment and restaurant near Franklin Avenue and South William Street in Pearl River. Elevated CO readings ranging from 84 to 230 parts per million were found. The source was traced to a malfunctioning hot water heater, which was shut down. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: Rockland County UHF Fireground Tact 2
Listen to dispatch call
04:51
Transcript:
00:00
Hey (name withheld), we got 45 at the door.
00:02
Nobody answering.
00:08
(name withheld), what was your message again? You have 45 partial alien at the door?
00:13
Yeah, make it 50.
00:14
50 at the door and nobody answering.
00:18
Okay, investigate.
00:23
Hi (name withheld).
00:28
Is there a key holder or anything when you get here, or do you want us to take the tour?
00:36
Let me try a key holder.
00:39
Give me a minute.
00:46
Tower's on the scene.
00:53
Tower, say your crew and investigate with.
01:00
Three C's.
01:03
Fifteen hundred on scene.
01:05
Five forty-five at the door at apartment three.
01:13
Fifteen hundred standing by at the hydrant.
01:21
Unit 1750 is on scene, Franklin Avenue and William Street.
01:29
SO2 to command.
01:36
Go for command.
01:38
A key holder just went in.
01:42
All right, perfect.
01:44
Any portable, you got that?
01:51
His radio is not working.
02:03
Yeah, just relay that the key holder's en route to portable 78.
02:17
Unit 78 OV to 78 can.
02:21
78 can.
02:24
Yeah, we silenced the alarm from the basement.
02:38
Can we get into all the apartments yet or no?
02:46
In the process, so yeah, we'll be able to get in everywhere.
03:09
Getting 192 on one of the apartments, so we're going to start checking out the rest of the building basement and the restaurant itself.
03:19
That's 192 parts per million with CO, correct?
03:25
That's correct.
03:35
Unit 51 to command.
03:38
Go for command.
03:42
Readings in the restaurant as well, sitting at 84 parts per million right now.
03:59
Unit 51 to command. I think it's the stove.
04:01
We're in the hundreds in the kitchen area.
04:38
It's going to be the hot water heater.
04:40
The closet where the hot water heater is located is upwards of 230 parts per million.
04:47
All right, received.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin Ave & S William St, Pearl River, NY 10965
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